Planetella caricis (Rübsaamen, 1911)

on Carex

gall

acuminate-oval galls, c. 3 mm long, with a point erect-attached tot the stem base; larva solitary.

hostplants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex acuta, echinata, flacca.

larva

spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)

synonyms

Pseudhormomyia caricis.

references

Buhr (1964b), Gagné (2010a), Möhn (1955a), Roskam (2009a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).