Euura vesicator explained

Euura vesicator is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). The larvae feed internally in a gall on the leaves of purple willow (Salix purpurea) and its hybrids. It was first described by Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf in 1849.

Description of the gall

The gall is ovoid and bladder like, 11 mm long and 5 mm across, and may broaden the leaf. A single white larva lives within the gall which is only found on purple willow (S. purpurea) and its hybrids.[1]

Euura vesicator is one of two closely related species in the Euura vesicator subgroup; the other being E. pustulator.[2]

Distribution

The sawfly has been recorded from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Netherlands and Switzerland.[1] [2]

Inquilines and predators

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Redfern . Margaret . Shirley . Peter . Boxham . Michael . British Plant Galls . 2011 . Field Study Council . Shrewsbury . 978-185153-284-1. 282–299 . Second.
  2. Liston. Andrew D. Heibo. Erik. Prous. Marko. Vardal. Hege. Nyman. Tommi. Vikberg. Veli. North European gall-inducing Euura sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Nematinae). Zootaxa. 2017. 4302. 1. 100–101. 10.11646/zootaxa.4302.1.1 . 1175-5334. free.
  3. Web site: Ellis . W N . Archarius crux (Fabricius, 1776) . Plant Parasites of Europe . 5 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Ellis . W N . Archarius salicivorus (Paykull, 1792) . Plant Parasites of Europe . 5 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Eurytoma aciculata Ratzeburg, 1848 . Plant Parasites of Europe . 5 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Smith . Ian F . 49.279 BF1169 Gypsonoma dealbana . UKMoths . 5 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Ellis . W N . Gypsonoma dealbana (Fröhlich,1828) . Plant Parasites of Europe . 5 July 2018.