Contarinia anthobia (Löw, 1877)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 34

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449

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scientific name

Contarinia anthobia (Löw, 1877)
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* Contarinia anthobia (Löw, 1877) View in CoL

Material: AK, Asker: Brønnøya, Sandbukta , 59.857474°N 10.529078°E ± 50m, 29 May 2019, on Crataegus monogyna , 4L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; Oslo: Bogerud , 59.875899°N 10.841138°E ± 5m, 3 June 2020, on Crataegus rhipidophylla , 3L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The white larvae live gregariously in the flower buds of Crataegus spp. ( Rosaceae ), which are swollen and remain closed. Univoltine; hibernation in the soil.

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Western Asia.

* Contarinia arrhenatheri Kieffer, 1901

Material: VE, Tønsberg: Tønsberg,

59.280057°N 10.432060°E ± 20m, 15 June 2019, 5L, leg. ZF & AK GoogleMaps , coll. NHMO.

Biology: The yellow larvae develop in the flowers of Arrhenatherum elatius ( Poaceae ).

Distribution: Known from a few European countries including Norway and Denmark.

AK

Auckland War Memorial Museum

NHMO

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Contarinia

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