Oligotrophus gemmarum Rübsaamen, 1914
on Juniperus
Juniperus communis, Ommen, Junner Koeland-west, 19.v.2023 © Niek Otten
opened gall
larva
Juniperus communis, Belgium, prov. Namur, Dourbes, Tienne Delvaux © Stéphane Claerebout
the gall consists of but one whorl of modified needles.
gall
Small inconspicuous bud gal: 1-4 mm long. The gall consists of of a single whorl of three widened and shortened needles. Larva white to pale yellow or orange; pupation internal.
host plants
Cupressaceae, monophagous
Juniperus communis, communis var saxicola.
synonyms
Schmidtiella gemmarum.
references
Barnes (1951a), Béguinot (2000b, 2002e, 2012a), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Harris, Sato, Uechi & Yukawa (2006a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić & Skuhravá (2001a), Skuhravá (2009a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 141), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Tomasi (2003a, 2014a).