Pristiphora testacea (Jurine, 1807)
on Betula
Betula pubescens, Hungary, Kimle, 27.vi.2017 © László Érsek
young larvae
mature larva (14.vii)
feeding damage
descending larvae
cocoons
cocoon
gall
Eggs are deposited one by one in the very leaf margin. This results in small ephemeral swellings, that sometimes we considered primitive galls, “procecidia”.
host plants
Betulaceae, monophagous
Betula humilis, pendula, pubescens.
distribution within Europe
references
Beneš & Holuša (2015a), Buhr (1964b), Macek (2012c), Prous, Kramp, Vikberg & Liston (2017a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).