Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge Dasineura auritae Photographs on Salix cinerea, Sallow Hosts: Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea The leaf margin is rolled tightly to the underside and contains a single yellowish-white larva. Two generations occur each year, the summer generation pupating within the gall, winter generation in the ground Similar: Rabdophaga and Phyllocolpa spp. and the larvae of various micromoths also cause marginal leaf rolls and folds on Salix spp.

Dasineura auritae
Broomhill, Dorset. November 2017