Rhopalomyia achillearum Kieffer, 1913
on Achillea
parasite
A leaf bud is enlarged and transformed into a multilocular, lignified subglobular gall. The had is densely white-hairy and wrapped in some malformed and abnormally hairy leaves. Inside red larvae or pupae.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Achillea ochroleuca, pseudopectinata.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Rhopalomyia achilleae Trotter, 1901, homonym.
references
Gagné & Jaschhof (2014a), Houard (1909a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a).