Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal, 1908)

on Ficus

Ficus microcarpa, Canary Islands, la Gomera, 14.ii.2020 © Sébastien Carbonelle

another imago

gall, folded open, with thrips

gall

the leaves are doubled and folded backwards as a sickle. Between the leaf halves numerous thrips in all stages. The galled leaves turn yellow, become hard and ultimately fall off.

host plants

Moraceae, narrowly monophagous

Ficus elastica, benjamina, microcarpa.

references

Anagnou–Veroniki, Papaioannou–Souliotis, Karanstasi & Giannopolitis (2008a), Berzosa (2000a), Mifsud, Falzon, Malumphy ao (2012a), Mound, Morison, Pitkin & Palmer (1976a), Thrips of the British Isles (2020).