Contarinia viburnorum Kieffer, 1913
on Viburnum
Viburnum opulus, Norway, Sund, 20.vii.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Viburnum opulus, Norway, Sund, 7.vii.2021 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Viburnum opulus, Norway, Sund, 7.vii.2021 © Hallvard Elven: larva
Viburnum opulus, Norway, Sund, 7.vii.2021 © Hallvard Elven: larva
Viburnum opulus, Norway, Sund, 15.vii.2022 © Hallvard Elven: larva
Viburnum tinus subsp. rigidum, Canary Islands, Tenerife, 9.ii.2020 © Sébastien Carbonelle
Viburnum lantana, Belgium, prov. Namur, Vierves © Sébastien Carbonnelle
Viburnum lantana, Belgium, prov. Namur, Virelles © Sébastien Carbonnelle
opened gall
Viburnum lantana, Belgium, prov. Namur, Viroinval, Vierves-sir-Viroin, RN Roche Madoux © Stéphane Claerebout
the larvae are gregarious
the larva is (still?) almost white
gall
Larvae in the closed and somewhat enlarged flower buds. The larvae are gregarious, off-yellow or sulphur yellow to orange when full grown; they can jump. Pupation in the soil.
host plants
Adoxaceae, monophagous
Viburnum lantana, opulus, tinus & subsp. rigidum.
synonyms
Contarinia viburni Kieffer, 1913, homonym.
predators
references
Barnes (1948b), Bellmann (2012a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Haarder, Bruun, Harris & Skuhravá (2016a), Houard (1909a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Sánchez, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2012a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 298), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Spungis (2003a), Sylvén (1983a).