Contarinia hyperici Barnes, 1952

on Hypericum

gall

The flower buds are swollen and remain closed. Inside some white larvae that can jump. Hibernation in the soil; probably univoltine.

hostplants

Hypericaceae, monophagous

Hypericum maculatum, perforatum.

references

Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Koops (2013a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1997a, 2003a, 2010a, 2021a: 136), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).