Brachyneurina peniophorae Harris & Evans, 1979
on Peniophora
Peniophora cinerea, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Gerhoeven, de Rammelaars, 20.xi.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel; fungus det. Eddie Lavreys
two galls
larva in opened gall
gall
2-3 cm size spongy clumps protruding from the smooth flat fungal substrate. The light brown colour contrasts with the grey to bluish grey fungus. Each gall contains several larvae or pupae.
host plants
Fungi, Russulales, monophagous
Peniophora cinerea.
distribution within Europe
larva
head and spatula
spatula and thoracic papillae
references
Harris & Evans (1979a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonelle (2015a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a).