Dasineura potentillae (Wachtl, 1885)
on Potentilla
Potentilla argentea (from Wachtl, 1885a)
gall
The flower buds are swollen, strongly velvety, and do not open. At the same time the calyxes are enlarged and the peduncles strongly shortened, effectively compacting the inflorescence. In the gall numerous orange-yellow to red larve, that eventually pupate in the soil.
hostplants
Rosaceae, narrowly monophagous
Potentilla argentea, inclinata.
synonyms
Cecidomyia, Perrisia, potentillae.
references
Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1908a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1999a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dončev & Dimitrova (1991a, 1992a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Wachtl (1885a).