Dasineura similis (Löw, 1888)
on Veronica
Veronica scutellata, Belgium, prov. Namur, Liernu © Jean-Yves Baugnée
Veronica officinalis, Belgium, prov. Namur, Doische, Matagne-la-Petite © Stéphane Claerebout
another example of the gall
some larvae
mature larva
gall
The topmost leaf pair is reddened, swollen, shell-shaped. The two leaves, pressed against each other form a gall chamber. The larvae are gregarious, orange-yellow. Probably univoltine; pupation in the gall (occasionally also in the soil) in a white cocoon.
hostplants
Plantaginaceae, monophagous
Veronica anagallis-aquatica, beccabunga, chamaedrys, officinalis, scutellata, serpyllifolia.
synonyms
Cecidomyia, Perrisia, similis.
notes
The galls resemble those by Jaapiella veronicae, but are not strongly hairy.
references
Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1909a), Kieffer (1891a), Löw (1888a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić (2008a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 2003a, 2010a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Tomasi (2014a).