Diplolepis spinosissimae (Giraud, 1859)
on Rosa
Rosa spinosissima, Hungary, Kimle, 31.vii.2017 © László Érsek
detail
larva in the gall
larva

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
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).