Contarinia ononidis Kieffer, 1899
on Ononis

Ononis spec., Belgium, Viroinval, Dourbes, RN Montagne-aux-Buis © Sébastien Carbonnelle
gall
The internodes at the end of a shoot are stunted, causing the disfigured leaves to form a dense bunch. Larvae yellow, jumping. Pupation in the soil.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Ononis natrix, spinosa & subsp. procurrens.
references
Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Sánchez, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2012a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 172), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).
Last modified 28.ix.2021