Diplolepis rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)
bedeguar gall, robin’s pin cushion, mossyrose gall wasp
on Rosa
Rosa, Wellerlooi: usually the galls develop at the end of a branch, and can become quite large then
Rosa rubiginosa, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Farciennes; © Jean-Yves Baugnée
Rosa, France, La Ciotat: sometimes the galls develop on other organs, like the leaves; they are much smaller then © Hélène Dumas
lateral view
Rosa, Belgium, prov. Namur, Nismes, Fondry des Chiens: detail of the hair cover of the gall
the centre of the gall consists of some tens of chambers, each containing a single larva
larva
larval mouthparts
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Rosa agrestis, arvensis, balsamica, caesia, canina, corymbifera, dumalis, gallica, glauca, inodora, majalis, marginata, micrantha, montana, rubiginosa, sempervirens, sherardii, spinosissima, tomentosa, villosa.
synonyms
Rhodites rosae.
notes
One of the most conspicuous galls, with real vernacular names like “bedeguar gall” and “robin’s pin cushion”.
inquilines
Periclistus brandtii – and many others!
references
Béguinot (2001c, 2002a,d,e,f,h, 2003a,b, 2006a,c, 2007b, 2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Buhr (1965a), Cerasa (2015a), Chinery (2011a), Chireceanu, Chiriloaie, Teodoru & Sivu (2015a), Cogolludo (1921a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Deckert & Deckert (2016a), Docters van Leeuwen (1936a), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Flügel (2016a), Groom (2011a), Güçlü, Hayat, Shorthouse & Tozlu (2008a), Hellrigl (2009a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Ilie & Marinescu (2011a), Katılmış & Kıyak (2008a), Kemal & Koçak (2010a), Kollár (2007a, 2011a), Koops (2013a), Kwast (2012a, 2014a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon & Romain (2009a), Lambinon, Schneider & Chevin (2003a), Lehmann & Flügel (2012a), Lehmann & Hannover (2016a), Marković (2014a, 2015a), Melika (2006a), Mete & Demirsoy (2012a), Nieves-Aldrey (2001a), Nieves-Aldrey, Gómez, Hernández Nieves & Lobo (2006a), Pujade-Villar, Kwast, Thuroczy & Bellido (2002a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Schneider & Haas (2006a), Tavares (1905a), Tomasi (2003a, 2012a, 2014a), Urban (2018a).