Local feeder (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in stems of Calystegia
| Record no.: | 0113 |
|---|---|
| Feeding guild: | Local feeder in stem |
| Taxonomy: | Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Neolasioptera convolvuli |
| Stages observed: | trace, larva |
| Hosts in Calystegia: | C. sepium (hedge bindweed) |
Larvae form conspicuous spindle-shaped stem galls, in which they overwinter, with adults emerging in spring (Gagné 1989). I noted several examples in different years throughout the course of this study. They were most easily located in winter, when formerly obscuring vegetation had died back. One old gall I dissected consisted of mostly solid pith interrupted by a narrow central chamber containing a spent cecidomyiid cocoon.
- Gagné, R.J. 1989. The plant-feeding gall midges of North America. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York.[return to in-text citation]
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