Dasineura auritae

Dasineura auritae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae

Dasineura auritae is a gall midge which forms galls on the leaves of sallows (Salix species) and their hybrids. It was first described by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1916. Appearance of the gall The gall is a short downward, hairless, roll containing one yellowish red larva, or if several rolls run together, several larvae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 7Germany · 4Netherlands · 3France · 1

Sources and credits

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Dasineura auritae

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