Dasineura thomasiana Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge
Dasineura thomasiana

Gall on Tilia, Lime

Hosts:
Tila cordata, platyphyllos, tomentosa

Young terminal leaves are rolled and distorted, the veins thickened. The larvae are initially white, becoming orange-red when mature. Pupation occurs in the soil




Dasineura thomasiana

Dasineura thomasiana

Dasineura thomasiana

Dasineura thomasiana
Dasineura thomasiana
Wimborne, Dorset. June 2018

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