Dasineura serotina (Winnertz, 1853)
on Hypericum
Hypericum perforatum, Norway, Gressholmen, 1.vii.2020 © Hallvard Elven: female
Hypericum perforatum, Norway, Hvasser, Krukehavn, 15.vi.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Hypericum perforatum, Norway, Hvasser, Krukehavn, 15.vi.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Hypericum perforatum, Norway, Hvasser, Krukehavn, 15.vi.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Hypericum perforatum, Norway, Åsstranda, 16.vi.2019 © Hallvard Elven: gall
Hypericum maculatum, Norway, Abildsø, Bakkehavn, 28.viii.2020 © Hallvard Elven: larva
Hypericum maculatum, Norway, Abildsø, Bakkehavn, 28.viii.2020 © Hallvard Elven: larva

Hypericum spec., Belgium, prov. Namur, Nismes, Tienne Breumont © Stéphane Claerebout

larva

Hypericum perforatum, Tilburg, de Kaaistoep; gall, formed out of the terminal bud of a stem

the hyaline larva is surprisingly small in relation to its gall

larva

Hypericum perforatum, Reusel; this bud gall is unusually stout, but nevertheless has been identified as D. serotina because of the full grown, white, larvae it contained.
gall
Larvae white, 2-15 per gall. Hibernation as larva in the soil.
host plants
Hypericaceae, monophagous
Hypericum hirsutum, humifusum, linarifolium, maculatum, montanum, perforatum & subsp. veronense, pulchrum, tetrapterum.
synonyms
Perrisia serotina.
references
Beguinot (2002e,h, 2003a, 2006c), Bruun (2015a), Buhr (1964b), Burton, Carbonnelle, Ellis & Schneider (2019a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Flügel (2016a), Houard (1909a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 1996a, 2000a, 2004a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1999b, 2010a, 2021a: 135), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Buhr (2013a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Carbonnelle (2017a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dončev & Dimitrova (1991a, 1992a), Skuhravá Skuhravý & Hellrigl (2002a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Stănescu (2009a), Sylvén (1983a), Tomasi (2012a).