Rabdophaga albipennis (Loew, 1850)
on Salix
Salix spec. (from Houard, 1908a)
Salix alba, England, Dorset © Jenny Seawright
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opened gall
gall
Weak, one-sided swelling of a young shoot, immediately under a bud. Larva solitary, orange red. Univoltine, hibernation in the gall.
host plants
Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous
Salix alba.
Buhr adds hesitantly S. aurita, cinerea, caprea.
larva
spatula
synonyms
Dasineura albipennis.
references
Barnes (1951a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Hellrigl (2006a), Houard (1908a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 1999a, 2010a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Tavares (1905a), Tomasi (2003a).