Aphalara affinis (Zetterstedt, 1828)

on Stellaria

5th instar larva (from Ossiannilsson, 1992a)

gall

flattened larvae mostly in and near the axils of branchings.

hostplants

Caryophyllaceae, narrowly monophagous

Stellaria graminea.

references

Burckhardt (2002a), Burckhardt & Lauterer (1997a), Hodkinson (2009a), Malenovský, Kment & Sychra (2014a), Ossiannilsson (1992a).