Camarotoscena speciosa (Flor, 1861)

on Populus

Populus nigra, Hungary, Mosonamgyaróvár © László Érsek, mid-May

eggs

detail

gall, one month later (same tree)

gall, opened

larvae

larvae and adults

Populus nigra, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár © László Érsek; August

larva, dorsal view (wax partly removed)

larva, ventral view

Populus nigra, Spain, prov. Granada, Sierra Nevada 800-900 m © Javier Gállego, http://jgallego-photography.com

gall

the leaf margins are almost white, rolled upwards, due to psyllid larvae. Probably continuously breeding, hibernation as adult.

host plants

Salicaceae, monophagous

Populus alba, balsamifera, x berolinensis, canadensis, carolinensis, lasiocarpa, nigra, simonii, tremula.

synonyms

Rhinocola speciosa.

notes

contary to the related C. subrubescens, known from almost all of Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2014).

references

Al-Maroof (1990a), Baugnée, Burckhardt & Fassotte (2002a), Buhr (1965a), Burckhardt (1983a, 2002a), Burckhardt & Freuler (2000a), Conci, Rapisarda & Tamanini (1992a), Hellrigl (2004a), Hodkinson & White (1979a), Houard (1908a), Jerinić-Prodanović (2010a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Ossiannilsson (1992a), Seljak (2006a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2003a, 2014a), White & Hodkinson (1982a).