Jaapiella inulicola Fedotova, 1993
on Inula
Inula salicina, Norway, Bleikøya, 3.vii.2020 © Hallvard Elven: female
Inula salicina, Norway, Bleikøya, 3.vii.2020 © Hallvard Elven: male
Inula salicina, Denmark © Simon Haarder
all larvae from a single flower head
larva
gall
Pink or orange larvae between the florets in the old flower heads, seemingly without effect on the plant. Pupation and hibernation in the soil.
host plants
Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous
Inula salicina.
references
Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 140), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Sylvén & Lindberg (1998a).
Last modified 4.iii.2023