Contarinia barbichei (Kieffer, 1890)

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 barbichei (Kieffer, 1890)
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* Contarinia barbichei (Kieffer, 1890) View in CoL

Material: TEI, Seljord: Heggeneset, 59.44055°N 8.78415°E ± 50m, 21 August 2019, Shoot galls on Lotus pedunculatus , 8L, leg GoogleMaps . AF, BOLD: NHMO-ENT-548142, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The white to pale yellow larvae live gregariously in galled shoots of Lotus spp. ( Fabaceae ). The topmost internodes are shortened, and the affected leaves thickened and rolled inwards. Multivoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil.

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

NHMO

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Contarinia

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