Jaapiella vacciniorum (Kieffer, 1913)
on Vaccinium
Vaccinium myrtillus, Denmark, Mols, vi.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle
opened gall with larve
another specimen
same gall, another angle
gall
The topmost leaves are reddened, pleated, and form a dense bunch. The full grown larva is red. Bivoltine, hibernation in the ground.
host plants
Ericaceae, narrowly monophagous
Vaccinium myrtillus.
synonyms
Dichelomyia vaccinii Rübsaamen, 1895, preoccupied.
inquilines
references
Béguinot (2002h), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a)m Rübsaamen (1895c), Simova-Tošić & Skuhravá (2001a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 2003a, 2005b, 2006a, 2010a,b, 2012a, 2021a: 293), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Carbonnelle (2017a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá Skuhravý & Hellrigl (2002a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Spungis (2003a).