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).