Tingis crispata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
Artemisia
Artemisia vulgaris, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Meerhout, 29.vi.2021 © Carina Van Steenwinkel; the small brown spots are suction damage
Artemisia vulgaris, Belgium, prov. Flemish Brabant, Averbode, Vierkensbroek, 17.vii.2021 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
leaf with signs of suction damage
severe suction damage
larva
eggs are generally deposited inside a vein (sometimes the stem), causing a local swelling
gall
Larvae and adults free on the leaves; entire above-ground plant is somewhat stunted.
host plants
Asteraceae, ? monophagous
Artemisia absinthium, campestris, verlotiorum, vulgaris.
Also Hieracium (Limonta ao).
phenology
Hibernates as imago.
distribution within Europe
references
Aukema (1976a, 1994a, 2020a), Aukema & Hermes (2006a), Brandner & Frieß (2018a), Buhr (1964b), Dioli (1997a), Frieß & Brandner (2014a), Grancher, Aubourg & Gargatte (2011a), Kment & Baňar (2012a), Limonta, Dioli & Bonomelli (2004a), Malenovský, Baňař & Kment (2011a), Péricart (1981a), Rietschel & Straus (2010a), Rösch & Schmitz (2014a), Roskam (2019a), Schäfer, Hannig & Hannig (2009a), Stehlík (2002a), Tomasi (2014a), Viskens, Bruers & Vercauteren (0000a).