Monophadnus latus Costa, 1894
on Helleborus
gall
± 3 cm large oviposition scars, usually in a row at both sides of the midrib. Later the larvae, sawfly “caterpillars”, cause window feeding and holes in the leaf.
host plants
Raunculaceae, monophagous
Helleborus foetidus, niger, viridis.
synonyms
Monophadnus longicornis (Hartig, 1837); M. monticola: Houard.
references
Buhr (1964a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Houard (1908a), Jahn & Schedl (1992a), Malacari, Pétremand, Rochefort, ao (2017a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank ao.