Aphalara purpurascens (Hartig, 1841)

on Rumex

gall

leaves disfigured, bumpy, with in the corresponding underside depressions a strongly flattened larva that is not encircled by a nimbus of wax threads. Bivoltine; hibernates as adult in conifers.

hostplants

Polygonaceae, monophagous

Rumex aquaticus, conglomeratus, crispus, longifolius, obtusifolius.

synonyms

Aphalara crispicola Ossiannilsson, 1987.

references

Burckhardt (2002a, 2008a), Burckhardt & Freuler (2000a), Burckhardt & Lauterer (1997a), Hodkinson (2009a). Lauterer (1993a), Lauterer & Dorow (2010a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Ossiannilsson (1992a), Seljak (2006a).