Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge Dasineura populeti Photographs on Populus canescens, Grey Poplar Hosts: Usually occurs on Populus tremula, rare on Populus alba, canescens Loose, hairy, upward roll of leaf margins, usually found on larger leaves of strong shoots. Several generations each year, the gregarious whitish larvae pupating in the ground.

Dasineura populeti
Kingston Lacy, Dorset. September 2017