Asphondylia echii (Loew, 1850)
on Echium
Echium vulgare, Poland, Odrynki © Sébastien Carbonnelle
opened gall with pupa; the inner wall of the gall is blackened by a lining of dead (?) mycelium
gall
Larvae in the closed and malformed flower buds. Also axillay buds may turn into ovoid galls. The inner wall of the gall chamber lined with mycelium. Larva solitary, yellow-orange; pupation in the gall. Bivoltine.
hostplants
Boraginaceae, monophagous
Echium arenarium, vulgare.
larva
spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)
synonyms
Isochnonyx echii.
references
Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniorsbehere (1997a), Houard (1909a), Möhn (1955a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994b, 1997a, 1999a,b, 2004b, 2009a, 2010a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dončev & Dimitrova (1991a, 1992a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Hellrigl (2001a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Tomasi (2014a).