Dasineura lotharingiae (Kieffer, 1888)
on Cerastium
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare,
Belgium, prov. Flemish Brabant, Zichem © Carina Van Steenwinkel: two galls
another specimen
opened gall with cocoon
Cerastium fontanum, Belgium, prov. Luxembourg, Saint-Hubert © Jean-Yves Baugnée
Cerastium spec., Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Virelles, Jardin de Millepertuis © Sébastien Carbonnelle
detail
gall
The larvae are bright orange-red, gregarious; they pupate within the gall in a spacious cocoon.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Cerastium alpinum, arvense, fontanum subsp. vulgare, glomeratum, grandiflorum.
synonyms
Cecidomyia, Perrrisia, lotharingiae. According to Harris & Frankum possibly synonymous with D. cerastii; in that case D. cerastii would be the valid name.
references
Bruun (2015a), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Haarder, Bruun, Harris & Skuhravá (2016a), Harris & Frankum (2012a), Houard (1908a), Kieffer (1888a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2004a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a).