Dasineura salviae (Kieffer, 1909)

on Salvia

gall

The flower buds are disfigured and remain closed. Larvae gregarious, yellow-orange to flesh-coloured; most pupate in the gall, some in the soil.

hostplants

Lamiaceae, monophagous

Salvia pratensis, x sylvestris, verticillata.

synonyms

Perrisia salviae.

inquilines

the larvae are predated by Lestodiplosis massalongoi.

references

Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Kieffer (1909a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 1999a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Stelter (1970b), Tomasi (2014a).