Jaapiella veronicae (Vallot, 1827)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 72

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B155-FFC9-9FA8-DFADE325862C
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Jaapiella veronicae (Vallot, 1827)
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Jaapiella veronicae (Vallot, 1827) View in CoL

Material: AK, Oslo: Gressholmen , 59.883430°N 10.717753°E ± 5m, 1 July 2020, L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; Ellingsrud, Munkebekken , 59.928726°N 10.914517°E ± 10m, 29 June 2020, LPI, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; 59.928742°N 10.914625°E ± 5m, 30 September 2020, I, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; Lillestrøm: Branderud , S of Nilserud, 59.985434°N 11.143212°E ± 10m, 6 June 2020, LMF, leg GoogleMaps . TS, BOLD: NHMO- ENT-548026,548237, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The orange larvae develop gregariously in galled shoots and buds of Veronica spp. ( Plantaginaceae ). Our records are all from V. chamaedrys . Infected shoots are inflated and often hairy. Several overlapping generations per year. Some larvae pupate in the gall in a white cocoon, whereas others leave the gall to hibernate in the soil.

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. European part of Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan.