Dasineura violahirtae Stelter, 1982
Diptera, Cecidomyiidae
on Viola

Viola hirta, Belgium, prov. Namur, Viroinval, Dourbes, RN “Montagne-aux-Buis”; © Stéphane Claerebout
another leaf

larvae
gall
The young leaves are rolled in upwards, often at both sides, somewat swollen, fleshy, and often strongly hairy. Larvae gregarious, orange to orange red. Univoltine, pupation in the ground.
hostplants
Violaceae, narrowly monophagous
Viola hirta.
references
Béguinot (2006b), Bruun (2015a), Bruun & Skuhravá (2011a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Lehmann & Hannover (2016a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Stelter (1982a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).
01/09/2016