Contarinia tiliarum Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge
Contarinia tiliarum

Gall on Tilia, Lime

Hosts:
Tilia cordata, x europaea, platyphyllos, tomentosa

Hard swelling in petioles, peduncles and occasionally extending into midrib of leaf. Galls contain one to several chambers, each with a yellowish, jumping larva. Single generation, pupation in the soil




Contarinia tiliarum

Contarinia tiliarum

Contarinia tiliarum

Contarinia tiliarum
Contarinia tiliarum
Wimborne, Dorset. June 2018

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