Contarinia baggendorfi Stelter, 1982
on Angelica
gall
part of the inflorescence is transformed into a dense bunch with somewhat enlarged flowers. In and between the flowers live white larvae, like all Contarinia’s able to jump. Pupation in the soil, univoltine. After the larvae have left the galls, the infected part of the inflorescence turns brown and dies off.
host plants
Apiaceae, monophagous
Angelica sylvestris.
notes
The reference by Spungis to larvae of this species in inflated fruits of Angelica sylvestris and Pimpinella saxifraga needs confirmation.
references
Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 32), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Spungis (2003a), Stelter (1982c).