Ozirhincus hungaricus Möhn, 1968

on Tanacetum, Tripleurospermum

Tripleurospermum inodorum, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Balen, de Most 14.ix.2019 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

young galls

mature galls

larva

spatula

papillae around the spatula

spatula and adjacent papillae (from Dorchin ao)

gall

A single orange larva develops within a swollen achene. Bivoltine; hibernation and pupation within the gall.

host plants

Asteraceae, Anthemideae, nauw oligofaag

Tanacetum corymbosum, vulgare; Tripleurospermum inodorum.

notes

larvae and pupae are described by Dorchin ao (2015a).

references

Dorchin, Astrin, Bodner & Harris (2015a).