Contarinia viburnorum Kieffer, 1913

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 42

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B137-FFAB-9D70-DCF8E6A58299
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Contarinia viburnorum Kieffer, 1913
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* Contarinia viburnorum Kieffer, 1913 View in CoL

Material: TEY, Porsgrunn: Åsstranda , 59.0946592°N 9.647405°E ± 250m, 16 June 2019, L, leg GoogleMaps . SH, BOLD: NHMO-ENT-548099, coll. NHMO; NSY, Gildeskål: Sund , 67.073029°N 14.059955°E ± 5m, 20 July 2019, L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, BOLD: NHMO-ENT-547977, coll. NHMO; 7 July 2021, L, leg . HE, coll. NHMO; 15 July 2022, L, leg . HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The white to sulphur yellow larvae develop gregariously in flowers of Viburnum spp. ( Viburnaceae ). Our records are all from Viburnum opulus . Infected flowers become swollen and do not open. Univoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil.

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