Phanacis caulicola (Hedike, 1939)
on Helminthotheca, Picris
gall (from Eady & Quinlan, 1963a)

Helminthotheca echioides, UK, Worcester; leg Jerry Bowdrey © Sébastien Carbonnelle
gall
In the pith of the hardly modified stems lie a number of elliptic, 2 mm long gall chambers, each with one larva. Univoltine, hibernation and pupation in the gall. The full grown larva is green.
hostplants
Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Helminthotheca (= Helminthia = Picris) comosa, echioides; Picris hieracioides.
synonyms
Aylax caulicola.
references
Buhr (1965a), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Ecott (2012a), Nieves-Aldrey (2001a, 2004a), Nieves-Aldrey, Sánchez, Massa & Gómez (2008a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a).
Last modified 5.i.2019