Geocrypta rostriformis (Fedotova, 1997)

on Galium

Galium verum, Denmark, Nekselø, vi.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle

detail

opened gall with larva

gall

The stem has a local swelling, which bears a narrow, acute, lateral extension of c. 5 mm. Larva oranje.

host plants

Rubiaceae, monophagous

Galium boreale, mollugo, verum.

synonyms

Dasineura galiicaulis Stelter in Buhr 1964 [nomen nudum].

references

Bruun (2019a), Buhr (1964b), Gagné (2010a), Harris (2004a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a, 2000a, 2004a, 2007a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2006a, 2010a, 2021a: 115, 119).