Contarinia tiliarum (Kieffer, 1890)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 41

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883572
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B134-FFA8-9F89-DEF8E45D8579
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Contarinia tiliarum (Kieffer, 1890)
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Contarinia tiliarum (Kieffer, 1890) View in CoL

Material: AK, Baerum: Sandvika , 59.889952°N 10.527336°E ± 15m, 7 June 2021, on Tilia cordata , L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; Oslo: Ellingsrud, Munkebekken , 59.932207°N 10.914771°E ± 10m, 30 June 2020, on Tilia x europaea, L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; NSI, Vefsn: Mosjøen, Kippermoen , 65.832564°N 13.222950°E ± 10m, 27 July 2020, On Tilia x europaea, L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The sulphur yellow larvae develop gregariously in roundish galls on the petioles of Tilia spp. ( Malvaceae ), to a lesser degree also on the leaves and young stems. Univoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil.

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Eastern Russia and Japan.