Rosa, Belgium, prov. Namur, Gembloux © Jean-Yves Baugnée

same leaf, underside

the gall not only sits on the leaf disk

larva

gall

By coalescence the galls are multilocular most of the times, with one larva in each cell; univoltine, hibernation, then pupation in the gall.

host plants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Rosa agrestis, arvensis, balsamica, caesia, canina, corymbifera, gallica, glauca, majalis, rubiginosa, sherardii, spinosissima, tomentosa.

strong preference for R. spinosissima.

synonyms

Rhodites spinosissimae.

larva

the larva is described by Gómez Sanchez (2008a).

inquilines

Periclistus caninae.

predators

Caenacis inflexa; Eupelmus barai, vesicularis; Eurytoma caninae, rosae; Pteromalus bedeguaris.

references

Béguinot (2001c, 2002a,h, 2006a, 2007b, 2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Bowdrey (2009a), Buhr (1965a), Chinery (2011a), Cogolludo (1921a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Fusu (2017a), Gijswijt (1962a), Gomez & Nieves-Aldrey (2012a), Gómez Sanchez (2008a), Güçlü, Hayat, Shorthouse & Tozlu (2008a), Hellrigl (2009a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Katılmış & Kıyak (2008a), Kemal & Koçak (2010a), Koops (2013a), Kwast (2012a, 2014a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon, Schneider & Chevin (2003a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Lehmann & Flügel (2012a), Lehmann & Hannover (2016a), Lotfalizadeh, Delvare & Rasplus (2007a), Ludwig (1974a), Marković (2014a), Melika (2006a), Mete & Demirsoy (2012a), Nieves-Aldrey (2001a), Nieves-Aldrey & Askew (2002a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2014a).