Planetella caricis (Rübsaamen, 1911)
on Carex
Carex cf acutiformis, Poland, Białowieża, Zebra Zubra, ix.2019 © Sébastien Carbonelle
opened gall with larva
gall
acuminate-oval galls, c. 3 mm long, with a point erect-attached tot the stem base; larva solitary.
hostplants
Cyperaceae, monophagous
Carex acuta, acutiformis, echinata, flacca.
larva
spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)
synonyms
Colomyia, Pseudhormomyia,caricis.
references
Buhr (1964b), Gagné (2010a), Kieffer (1901c), Möhn (1955a), Roskam (2009a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).