Eurasimona stigma (Löw, 1840)
on Asteraceae, Anthemideae
gall
The receptacle is hardened and enlarged upwards into an an acute cone. Inside a single white larva, or a puparium; the gall is vacated through a round hole in the tip. The gall resembles that of Tephritis nigricauda but is larger, causing the galled flower heads to extend above the inflorescence.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Achillea millefolium, nobilis.
Older references to Anthemis, Leucanthenum, and Tanacetum have not been confirmed.
synonyms
Euribia, Uropohora stigma.
references
Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Dirlbeck & Dirlbeck (1994a), Houard (1909a), Niblett (1940a), Roskam (2019a), Tóth (1969a), White & Korneyev (1998a), Zarghani, Khaghaninia, Mohamadzade Namin, ao (2016a).