Contarinia quinquenotata (F. Löw, 1888)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 39-40

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16038081
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B10A-FFA9-9F89-D8E7E5318156
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scientific name	Contarinia quinquenotata (F. Löw, 1888)
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Contarinia quinquenotata (F. Löw, 1888) View in CoL

Material : AK, Oslo: Tøyen, Botanical Garden GoogleMaps , 59.918752°N 10.771581°E ± 20m, 24 June 2019, on Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, LMF, leg. HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology and notes: The white to pale yellow larvae develop gregariously in galled flower buds of Hemerocallis fulva ( Asphodelaceae ). Our record is from H. lilioasphodelus , which represents a new host plant. Infected buds do not open and become swollen and disfigured. Univoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil. This species is alien in our region. Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2012) first reported it from Norway based on material collected from Hemerocallis fulva in Stjørdal i 2003.

Distribution: Native to Asia. Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Introduced to New Zealand and the Nearctic.