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, 2021a: 235), 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).