Polystepha malpighii Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge
Polystepha malpighii

Galls on Quercus, Oak

Hosts:
Quercus petrea, pubescens, robur



The galls of Polystepha malpighii and P. quercus are identical and can only be identified reliably by breeding but P. quercus has not been recorded in Britain and Ireland


Polystepha malpighii

Polystepha malpighii

Polystepha malpighii
Polystepha malpighii
Corfe Mullen, Dorset. June 2019

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