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 Campiglossa misella
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| Volker |
Posted on 09-07-2013 13:20
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Hello I found today this gall on the stem of Artemisia vulgaris. It is the gall of Campiglossa misella. I am looking for information about the development of the larvae (both generations). Who can help me ? Greetings Volker  
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 31-10-2013 21:39
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Hi Volker, Some info on the first generation as a gall-inducer has been cited after some early British sources by Ian M. White (1986) in his article and then repeated in his Keys to British Tephritidae (1988). Unfortunately, I am away from my tephritid library at tthe moment. I guess your re-discovery of this gall is very interesting and deserving a short publication; however, I'd strongly suggest to add also pictures of reared adults, if possibly. Sorry for the delay -- I was at that moment on a collecting trip out of Internet access. Val |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 31-10-2013 23:15
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In "Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior" it says, that Campiglossa misella larvae feed within galls formed by a gall midge. Ben |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 01-11-2013 08:26
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Ben, thank you. And still unknown if this happens everywhere/ Again, for 35 years of my fruit fly (and in paticular Campiglossa) studies I was unable to find any galls like that on A. v. Strange, is it?
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 01-11-2013 09:55
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Strange indeed Valery, Here in the Netherlands it's a common species. At the moment I see many Campiglossa misella together with C. producta and Dioxyna bidentis feeding on Asteraceae. I guess they are preparing themselves for the winter. I saw a gall on Artemisia in 2009, and moreover, an adult Campiglossa sp was hanging around on the gall, but before I could take a picture he or she flew away. Some more pictures : http://www.bladmineerders.nl/gallen/diptera/campiglossa/misella/misella.htm Ben Edited by Ben Hamers on 01-11-2013 10:31 |
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but don't see the image in the post.
