Dasineura auritae is a gall midge which forms galls on the leaves of sallows (Salix species) and their hybrids. It was first described by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1916.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Dasineura |
| Species: | D. auritae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasineura auritae Rübsaamen, 1916
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| Synonyms | |
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Rabdophaga auritae | |
Appearance of the gall edit
The gall is a short downward, hairless, roll containing one yellowish red larva, or if several rolls run together, several larvae. There are two generations per year; the summer generation pupate in the gall and the winter generation on the ground. It is found on eared willow (S. aurita), goat willow (S. caprea), grey willow (S. cinerea) (as well as their hybrids) and Alpine grey willow (S. glaucosericea).[1][2]
Distribution edit
The insect has been found in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.[3]
References edit
- ^ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Dasineura auritae". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Dasineura auritae Rubsaamen, 1916". PESI portal. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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