Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921
on Knautia, Succisa
Succisa pratensis, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Chimay, RN Jean Petit © Stéphane Claerebout
opened flower
larva
Succisa pratensis, België, prov. Namen, Matagne-la-Grande, Champ du Tir © Stéphane Claerebout: only the galled florets remain in the capitulum
gall
the flower buds are disfigured and remain closed; inside witish or orange yellow larvae that can jump. Pupation in the soil.
hostplants
Caprifoliaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Knautia arvensis, drymeia; Succisa pratensis.
references
Buhr (1964b, 1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Sylvén (1983a).
05/11/2016
mod 19.xi.2017
Succisa pratensis, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Chimay, RN Jean Petit © Stéphane Claerebout
opened flower
larva
Succisa pratensis, België, prov. Namen, Matagne-la-Grande, Champ du Tir © Stéphane Claerebout: only the galled florets remain in the capitulum
gall
the flower buds are disfigured and remain closed; inside witish or orange yellow larvae that can jump. Pupation in the soil.
hostplants
Caprifoliaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Knautia arvensis, drymeia; Succisa pratensis.
references
Buhr (1964b, 1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Sylvén (1983a).
05/11/2016
mod 19.xi.2017