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.
host plants
Polygonaceae, monophagous
Rumex aquaticus, conglomeratus, crispus, longifolius, obtusifolius.
synonyms
Aphalara crispicola Ossiannilsson, 1987.
references
den Bieman, Malenovský, Burckhardt & Heijerman (2019a), Burckhardt (2002a, 2008a), Burckhardt & Freuler (2000a), Burckhardt & Lauterer (1997a), Hodkinson (2009a). Lauterer (1993a), Lauterer & Dorow (2010a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Ossiannilsson (1992a), Seljak (2006a).