Salix alba, Nieuwendam

larva

the eye patch, with one ocellus; pigmentation of the head

Salix x fragilis, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Moerputten © Ad Mol

gall

leaf margin, generally at one side only, sharply folded downwards, leaving little space between the undersides. The leaf is not twisted lengthwise.

hostplants

Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous

Salix alba, babylonica, x fragilis, triandra.

larva

Third abdominal segment with 4 dorsal annulets; 1–3 with setae. Suranal plate with widely separated pseudocerci; they are pale, unusually large.

synonyms

Phyllocolpa oblita; Pontania, Phyllocolpa, puella (Thomson, 1871).

note

Member of the Euura oblita species group.

references

Beneš (2015a), Beneš & Holuša (2015a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Hellrigl (2004b), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Kopelke (1999a, 2007a,c), Mol (2013a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2006a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Savina, Liston, Boevé, ao (2013a), Tomasi (2014a).