Contarinia picridis (Kieffer, 1894)

on Picris

gall

The leaves are deformed and creased, and long-hairy. In the folds yellowish larvae that can jump. Pupation in the soil or in the gall.

hostplants

Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous

Picris hieracioides & subp. spinulosa.

A record on Helminthotheca echioides by Tomasi (2014a) needs further confirmation.

larva

spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)

synonyms

Stictodiplosis picridis.

notes

the galls resemble those of Jaapiella picridis, and sometimes larvae of both species co-occur in the same gall.

references

Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1909a), Möhn (1955a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).