Asphondylia coridothymi Skuhravá, 2011
Diptera, Cecidomyiidae
on Thymbra
gall
The flower bud is malformed and remains closed; the inside is lined with a white -when fresh- mycelium. Bracts of the inflorescence that normally are shed in autumn remain in the plant. Larva lemon yellow. Univoltine; pupation, then hibernation, in the gall.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Thymbra capitata (= Coridothymus, Thymus capitatus).
references
Malagaris (2011a), Skuhravá (2011b), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2011a).
07/12/2013