Rabdophaga albipennis explained

Rabdophaga albipennis is a gall midge which forms galls on the shoots of white willow (Salix alba).

Description

The gall is a slight swelling on a twig just below a bud on white willow (Salix alba). Inside the gall is a reddish-orange larvae which later makes an emergence hole in the twig or bud and overwinters in the gall.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

The insect or gall has been found in Great Britain and Italy.^{[1] [3]}

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. Web site: Ellis. W N. Rabdophaga albipennis (Loew, 1850). Plant Parasites of Europe. 21 March 2018.
3. Hellrigl. Klaus. Gall-midges and Gall-mites: Supplement to Faunistics of South Tyrol (2). Forest Observer. 2006. 2/3. 251–280.