Rabdophaga gemmicola (Kieffer, 1896)

on Salix

gall

Unilocular leaf bud gall. Usually a lateral bud, up to 8 mm enlarged, not abnormally hairy, usually fusiform, remaining closed. Larva solitary, red or orange. Univoltine, pupation inside the gall; the adult leaves the gall by an opening at its base.

host plants

Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous

Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea.

synonyms

Dasineura, Rhabdophaga, gemmicola; Rhabdophaga gemmarum Rübsaamen 1916.

references

Barnes (1951a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1908a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Rübsaamen (1916a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1999a, 2021a: 238), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Buhr (2013a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a).