Dasineura tiliae Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge
Dasineura tiliae

Photographs on Tilia cordata, Small-leaved Lime

Hosts:
Tilia cordata, platyphyllos, tomentosa, T. x vulgaris

Margins of mature leaves rolled upwards. Single generation, larvae present May-June, whitish becoming orange when mature.

Similar: Phytoptus tetratrichus causes narrow, downward rolls along margins. These are often hairy inside and contain mites


Dasineura tiliae

Dasineura tiliae

Dasineura tiliae

Dasineura tiliae, larva
Dasineura tiliae
Upton Country Park, Dorset. September 2017. Larva: Kingston Lacy; May 2018

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