Rabdophaga exsiccans (Rübsaamen, 1916)
on Salix
gall
Under the bark of young twigs live a number of orange or red larvae; the branches are not or only weakly swollen. Before they pupate, the larvae make emergence openings. These “shot holes” are the clearest indication of their presence. Attacked shoots die off. Probably univoltine.
hostplants
Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous
Salix repens.
larva
spatula (from Rübsaamen, 1916a)
prosternum with spatula (from Möhn, 1955a)
synonyms
Dasineura, Rhabdophaga, exsiccans.
references
Barnes (1951a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Möhn (1955a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Rübsaamen (1916a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).