Diodaulus linariae Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge
Diodaulus linariae

Gall on Linaria vulgaris, Common Toadflax

Hosts:
Linaria purpurea, vulgaris

Artichoke gall formed of tufts of leaves at tip of shoots. Two generations a year, the solitary whitish larvae pupatingin the gall in summer and in the soil in winter.

D. traili forms small reddsh galls in flower buds of Pimpinella saxifraga


Diodaulus linariae

Diodaulus linariae

Diodaulus linariae

Diodaulus linariae
Diodaulus linariae
Badbury Rings, Dorset. July 2018

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