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).