Rhopalomyia kiefferi Trotter, 1900

on Artemisia

Artemisia alba, galls (from Houard, 1909a)

gall

Axillary buds develop into a pointed unilocular gall; larva solitary, reddish when mature; pupation in the gall in a white cocoon.

hostplants

Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous

Artemisia alba.

references

Gagné (2010a), Houard (1909a), Kieffer (1901b), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 2004a, 2007a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a).