Campiglossa grandinata (Rondani, 1870)

on Solidago

gall

up to 13 mm long oval, multilocular swelling in the higher part of the stem. The stem above the gall withers; this favours the lateral branches, creating a bushy appearance of the plant. In each chamber a maggot or a brown puparium.

hostplants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Solidago virgaurea.

synonyms

Tephritis beckeri Rübsamen, 1910.

references

Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Greve (1999a), Lutovinovas (2014a), Mohamadzade Namin & Nozari (2015a), Niblett (1940a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Rübsaamen (1910a), Smit (2010a), Spooner & Bowdrey (2012a), Tomasi (2014a), White (1988a).