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Nettle Pouch Gall Midge

Dasineura urticae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

The nettle pouch gall develops in leaf veins, leaf petioles, flower stalks and sometimes the stem of Urtica dioica (and less commonly Urtica urens). This structure is caused by the gall midge Dasineura urticae, sometimes misspelled Dasyneura urticae. Obsolete synonyms are Perrisia urticae and Cecidomyia urticae.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 3,172United Kingdom · 891Germany · 272France · 174Spain · 31Belgium · 24Italy · 13Luxembourg · 4Switzerland · 3