Dasineura genistarum (Kieffer, 1909)
on Genista

Genista pilosa, France, Jura, Charchilla © Bertrand Cotte

detail

galled leaflet

larva
gall
Leaflet hypertrophied, looks like a pod. Larva solitary; pupation in the soil.
host plants
Fabaceae, (narrowly?) monophagous
Genista pilosa.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Perrisia genistarum.
references
Buhr (1964b), Gagné (2010a), Kieffer (1909a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 121).
Last modified 23.ix.2021