Aphalara freji Burckhardt & Lauterer 1997
on Persicaria
Persicaria hydropiper, Zwolle-zuid, 25.viii.2020 © Arnold Grosscurt
opened gall with larvae, silk and frass
larvae
imago
Persicaria maculosa, Zalk © Arnold Grosscurt
gall
small, sometimes discoloured bump at the uppers ide of a leaf, with in the corresponding underside depression a flattened larva. Unilvoltine; hibernates as imago in conifers.
host plants
Polygonaceae, monophagous
Persicaria amphibia, dubia, hydropiper, lapathifolia, maculosa.
synonyms
Aphalara polygoni auct. nec Förster.
references
Baugnée, Burckhardt & Fassotte (2002a), den Bieman, Malenovský, Burckhardt & Heijerman (2019a), Burckhardt (2002a), Burckhardt & Freuler (2000a), Burckhardt & Lauterer (1997a), Hodkinson (2009a), Jerinić-Prodanović (2010a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Ossiannilsson (1992a [“A. polygoni”], Seljak (2006a, 2020a), Tomasi (2014a [“A. polygoni”]).