Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955

apricot flower midge

on Prunus

Contarinia pruniflorum on Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 13.v.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall

Contarinia pruniflorum on Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 11.v.2020 © Hallvard Elven: gall

Contarinia pruniflorum on Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa, Norway, Brønnøya, Sandbukta, 13.v.2019 © Hallvard Elven: larva

Contarinia pruniflorum on Prunus spinosa

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)