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.
host plants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Populus alba, balsamifera, x berolinensis, canadensis, carolinensis, lasiocarpa, nigra, simonii, tremula.
phenology
Bivoltine; hibernation as imago in conifers.
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), den Bieman, Malenovský, Burckhardt & Heijerman (2019a), Buhr (1965a), Burckhardt (1983a, 2002a), Burckhardt & Freuler (2000a), Burton, Carbonnelle, Ellis & Schneider (2019a), 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, 2020a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2003a, 2014a), White & Hodkinson (1982a).