Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955
apricot flower midge
on Prunus
Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 13.v.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 11.v.2020 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 13.v.2019 © Hallvard Elven: larva
Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 11.v.2020 © Hallvard Elven: larva
gall
In the closed, weakly enlarged flower buds one or more jumping larvae. Pupation in the ground.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Prunus armeniaca, domestica, mahaleb, spinosa.
references
Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Doğanlar, Yiğit, Aslan & Karakaş (2014a), Gagné (2010a), Kaplan (2014a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 201), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a)