Clinodiplosis cattleyae (Molliard,1903)
on Cattleya, Laelia
gall
Roundish, multilocular swelllings of the the aerial roots. Larvae solitary, bright orange.
hostplants
Orchidaceae, oligophagous
Probably on more greenhouse orchids.
synonyms
Cecidomyia, Parallelodiplosis, cattleyae.
notes
Originally a South American species.
references
Barnes (1948a), Dauphin & Aniorsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1908a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a).