Euphranta toxoneura (Loew, 1846)on Salix
gall
The larva lives in a gall of Euura bridgmanii or proxima. The host larva is killed and emptied; the inquiline then feeds on the interior of the gall. The full grown larva leaves the gall and pupates in the soil.
hostplants
Salicaceae, monophagous
synonyms
Rhacochlaena toxoneura.
references
Baugnée (2006a), Kopelke (1984a, 2005b), Smit (2010a), White (1988a).