Vicia cracca, Belgium, prov. Luxemburg, Durbuy, la vieille Briqueterie de Rome © Carina Van Steenwinkel: each bud contained a single, not-jumping larva

gall

The flower buds are swollen and do not open. Full-grown larvae orange-yellow to red, not jumping.

host plants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Vicia cracca, sepium.

notes

May be an inquiline of Contarinia craccae.

references

Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 300), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a).