Resseliella crataegi (Barnes,1939)

on Crataegus

gall

pink larvae live gregariously in bark wound, from where they penetrate into the cambium. This causes die-off of young branches. No galling. Bivoltine, pupation in the soil.

hostplants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Crataegus laevigata, monogyna.

synonyms

Thomasiniana crataegi.

references

Barnes (1948a), Buhr (1964b), Dengler (1997a), Nijveldt (1980a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).