Ectoedemia atricollis (Stainton, 1857) pinch-barred pigmy on woody Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna, Belgium, prov. Namur, Boneffe, 4.x.2018 © Jean-Yves Baugnée (along the leaf margin also an unfinished mine of Stigmella regiella) Malus domestica, Belgium, prov. Liege, Ben-Ahin 25.ix.2018 © Stéphane Claerebout mine, upper side; note the exit slit mine, underside mine in backlight Crataegus monogyna, Duin […]
Ectoedemia atricollis Crataegus monogyna, Nieuwendam. The venter-upwards position of the larva is obvious because the ventral ganglia are recognisable as a string of dark spots. Prunus avium, Belgium, prov. Liège, Liège, Coteaux de la Citadelle: young larva, still bearing black ventral plates; © Jean-Yves Baugnée The larva is greenish white and lies belly-up in the […]
new pictures Aceria kuko, leioprocta; Adscita statices; Aequsomatus annulatus; Calycomyza humeralis; Cheilosia caerulescens; Coccus hesperidum; Cosmopterix orichalcea; Contarinia pseudotsugae; Ectoedemia atricollis; Neuroterus quercusbaccarum; Phyllosticta sphaeropsoidea; Ramularia bistortae; Taphrina crataegi.
new miner for the Benelux Cosmopterix orichalcea new pictures Aceria hippophaena, vitalbae; Adelges tardus; Aphis craccivora; Aproceros leucopoda; Argyresthia glabratella; Ascochyta caulina; Aulacidea hieracii; Aulagromyza similis; Carulaspis juniperi; Chromatomyia ramosa, soldanellae; Clinodiplosis cilicrus; Coleosporium tussilaginis; Commophila aeneana; Cosmopterix pulchrimella; Cryptomyzus galeopsidis; Dasineura berberidis, epilobii, phyteumatis; Diastrophus mayri; Dothidella ulmi; Ectoedemia atricollis; Endothenia lapideana; Ephestia welseriella; […]
rowan synonym: Cyrus, Pirus, Pyrus, aucuparia; Sorbus amurensis, boissieri organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem borer Curculionidae Xyleborinus attenuatus stem borer Curculionidae Scolytus mali flower hidden Thripidae Thrips vulgatissimus leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips subtilissimus flower hidden Thripidae Oxythrips ajugae flower hidden Thripidae Oxythrips bicolor flower hidden Thripidae […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite unknown unknown Aeolothripidae Melanthrips libycus stem borer Cerambycidae Anoplophora chinensis leaf vagrant Curculionidae Polydrusus abeillei leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus smreczynskii flower vagrant Thripidae Nigritothrips longistylosus flower hidden Thripidae Limothrips schmutzi flower hidden Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips marrubiicola flower hidden Thripidae Thrips vulgatissimus unknown unknown Aeolothripidae Melanthrips rivnayi flower […]
wild cherry synonym: Cerasus avium, juiana organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower hidden Thripidae Frankliniella intonsa leaf vagrant Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips phyllophilus leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips fuscipennis flower hidden Thripidae Thrips pillichi leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips reuteri flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips intermedius leaf hidden Thripidae Thrips angusticeps flower […]
cherry plum synonym: Padus racemosa (Lam.) CK Schneid; Prunus cerasifera subsp. pissardii, divaricata, myrobalana, pissardii organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite dead wood borer Cerambycidae Xylotrechus arvicola stem scale Diaspididae Comstockaspis perniciosa unknown scale Diaspididae Diaspidiotus prunorum unknown scale Diaspididae Suturaspis archangelskyae leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Bryobia lagodechiana leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Panonychus ulmi leaf […]
synonym: Prunus domestica subsp. italica, insititia, italica organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem borer Cerambycidae Cerambyx miles stem scale Diaspididae Comstockaspis perniciosa leaf vagrant Noctuidae Conistra rubiginea leaf vagrant Noctuidae Allophyes oxyacanthae leaf vagrant Noctuidae Acronicta rumicis leaf vagrant Noctuidae Acronicta psi leaf vagrant Erebidae Orgyia antiqua leaf vagrant Erebidae Calliteara pudibunda […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Phlaeothripidae Liothrips setinodis stem borer Agromyzidae Phytobia carbonaria flower hidden Thripidae Oxythrips bicolor flower hidden Thripidae Thrips pillichi flower hidden Thripidae Thrips vulgatissimus leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips major flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips intermedius leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips pini flower hidden Thripidae Thrips flavus flower hidden […]
st lucie cherry synonym: Cerasus, Padellus, mahaleb organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower hidden Thripidae Neohydatothrips gracilicornis stem borer Buprestidae Anthaxia cichorii stem borer Buprestidae Anthaxia olympica stem borer Buprestidae Anthaxia suzannae leaf vagrant Drepanidae Cilix asiatica leaf borer Noctuidae Agrochola blidaensis scale Diaspididae Melanaspis inopinata stem scale Diaspididae Lepidosaphes malicola stem […]
medlar synonym: Crataegus germanica organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips major flower hidden Thripidae Thrips minutissimus leaf vagrant Thripidae Mycterothrips albidicornis flower hidden Thripidae Thrips meridionalis stem borer larva Cerambycidae Tetrops praeustus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Glaphyra kiesenwetteri root collar borer Buprestidae Capnodis tenebrionis stem scale Coccidae Palaeolecanium bituberculatum […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite dead wood borer Cerambycidae Grammoptera ruficornis dead wood borer Cerambycidae Pogonocherus hispidulus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Pogonocherus hispidus stem kanker Nectriaceae Nectria cinnabarina leaf leaf spot Didymellaceae Ascochyta staphyleae leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta staphyleae leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Septoria staphyleae leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta staphyleicola […]
midland hawthorn synonym: Crataegus oxyacanthoides organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Tenuipalpidae Cenopalpus pulcher leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Bryobia rubrioculus leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Tetranychus urticae leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Sphaerulina oxyacanthae leaf leaf spot Venturiaceae Venturia crataegi leaf leaf spot Dothideomycetes Asteromella vulgaris leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Amphitetranychus viennensis predator Anthocoridae Anthocoris nemoralis […]
hawthorn synonym: Crataegus alemanniensis, brevispina, cuneata, kyrtostyla, leiomonogyna, monogyna subsp. brevispina organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Polydrusus pterygomalis flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus flower vagrant Thripidae Nigritothrips longistylosus flower hidden Thripidae Chirothrips manicatus flower hidden Thripidae Chirothrips ruptipennis flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips angusticornis leaf vagrant Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips phyllophilus […]
bladdernut organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite dead wood borer Cerambycidae Grammoptera ruficornis dead wood borer Cerambycidae Pogonocherus hispidulus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Pogonocherus hispidus leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta staphyleicola leaf gall spring generation Aphididae Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae leaf gall Eriophyidae Aculus staphyleae leaf miner Coleophoridae Coleophora violacea leaf miner Nepticulidae Ectoedemia atricollis
pear synonym: Pirus communis organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips intermedius leaf hidden Thripidae Thrips angusticeps leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips fuscipennis flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus flower hidden Thripidae Oxythrips ajugae leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips major flower hidden Thripidae Thrips minutissimus flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips subtilissimus leaf vagrant Thripidae […]
apple synonym: Malus paradisiaca, sylvestris subp. mitis; Pirus, Pyrus, paradisiaca, malus According to the Euro+Med PlantBase (2019), the correct name of the common apple is: Malus pumila; this is not followed here. organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower hidden Thripidae Frankliniella intonsa leaf predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips kurdjumovi leaf bud hidden Thripidae Taeniothrips […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem borer Curculionidae Cnestus mutilatus root vagrant larva Curculionidae Otiorhynchus ligustici leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus ligustici stem borer Cerambycidae Anoplophora glabripennis stem borer Curculionidae Phloeotribus liminaris stem borer Cerambycidae Anoplophora chinensis unknown unknown Aeolothripidae Melanthrips rivnayi leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus rotundus leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae […]
crab apple synonym: Malus acerba, communis & subsp. sylvestris, kirghisorum; Pirus acerba, malus var. silvestris; Pyrus sylvestris organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower hidden Aeolothripidae Melanthrips fuscus leaf bud hidden Thripidae Taeniothrips inconsequens leaf vagrant Drepanidae Cilix asiatica stem borer Buprestidae Anthaxia plicata dead wood borer Cerambycidae Prionus coriarius dead wood borer […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem borer Cerambycidae Anoplophora chinensis flower hidden Thripidae Chirothrips manicatus unknown unknown Aeolothripidae Melanthrips rivnayi flower hidden Thripidae Frankliniella intonsa leaf predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips kurdjumovi flower hidden Aeolothripidae Melanthrips fuscus flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips reuteri flower hidden Thripidae Thrips atratus flower hidden Thripidae Thrips minutissimus predator Phlaeothripidae […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips intermedius flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips subtilissimus leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips fuscipennis flower hidden Thripidae Oxythrips ajugae leaf vagrant Thripidae Dendrothrips saltatrix flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips reuteri flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips collaris flower hidden Thripidae Chirothrips manicatus flower hidden Thripidae Thrips italicus leaf vagrant […]
organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips major flower hidden Thripidae Thrips minutissimus leaf vagrant Thripidae Mycterothrips albidicornis flower hidden Thripidae Thrips meridionalis stem borer larva Cerambycidae Tetrops praeustus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Aegosoma scabricorne dead wood borer Cerambycidae Glaphyra kiesenwetteri leaf vagrant Tenuipalpidae Cenopalpus mespili stem scale Diaspididae Comstockaspis […]
new species for the Benelux Phytomyza actaeae new book Arnold Grosscurt, Plantengallen aberrant galls on rose Diplolepis nervosa/eglanteriae new pictures Acalyptris minimella; Aceria chondrillae, megacera, stefanii; Acericecis szepligetii, vitrina; Aculus magnirostris; Aecidium ranunculi-acris; Albugo candida; Ametrodiplosis thalictricola; Anthracoidea subinclusa; Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Aphis umbrella; Aploneura lentisci; Arthrocnodax coryligallarum; Carpomya schineri; Clinodiplosis cilicrus; Contarinia coryli, loti; Dothidella […]
Mostly brown plates at the ventral side (rarely also at the dorsal side) in some larvae of the genus Ectoedemia; they only occur in the youngest stages. young larva of Ectoedemia atricollis in its mine.
Malus apple (For a dichotomous table for galls on Malus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine in fallen leaves: Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus 1b small blotch, eventually with a circular excision => 2 1c tentiform mine => 3 1d primary blotch without preceding corridor or excision => 9 1e corridor from start […]
Sorbus mountain ash Incl. Aucuparia. (For a dichotomous table for galls on Sorbus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a small blotch mine, with an excision, not much smaller then the blotch itself: Incurvaria pectinea 1b primary blotch, without an excision => 2 1c tentiform mine => 8 1d corridor, abruptly widening […]
Stigmella hybnerella (Hübner, 1796) greenish thorn pigmy Crataegus monogyna, Nieuwendam mine Oviposition at random point of the leaf, either at upper- or lower-surface. First a quite slender corridor is made, with a relatively broad, continuous, frass line, that always leaves a clear margin at either side; the corridor winds freely through the leaf. This initial […]
Crataegus hawthorn Incl. x Crataemespilus. (For a dichotomous table for galls on Crataegus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine in fallen leaves: Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus 1b round excisions, 3-4 mm diam.: Incurvaria masculella 1c tentiform mine, > 1 cm => 2 1d small, < 1 cm, blotch or corridor => 6 […]
Pyrus pear Incl. x Sorbopyrus (For a dichotomous table for galls on Pyrus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine in fallen leaves: Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus 1b mine with an excision: Incurvaria pectinea 1c tentiform mine => 2 1d blotch, without a preceding corridor => 7 1e corridor from start to end […]
Staphylea bladder-nut Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a fleck mine: Coleophora violacea 1b contorted corridor, starting at a black, shining, globular egg shell, and ending in a blotch: Ectoedemia atricollis 1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species The occurrence of Caloptilia fribergensis and Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae on bladder-nut is improbable.
Bohemannia pulverosella (Stainton, 1849) dusty apple pigmy Malus domestica, Belgium, prov. Liège, Aube; © Jean-Yves Baugnée Malus domestica, Belgium, prov. Namur, Olloy-sur-Viroin © Stéphane Claerebout exit slit at the underside, at the very margin of the mine another mine, with larva Malus domestica, Belgium, prov. Namur, Matagne-la-Grande, Commune Doische © Steve Wullaert exit slit mine […]
Mespilus medlar The genus Mespilus currently is included in Crataegus. (For a dichotomous table for galls on Mespilus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a tentiform mine => 2 1b fleck mine => 4 1c corridor or blotch mine => 7 1d galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species 2a […]
Prunus cherry incl. Amygdalus, Armeniaca, Cerasus, Padus, Persica. (For a dichotomous table for galls on Prunus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine in fallen leaves: Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus 1b mine with an excision => 2 1c tentiform mine => 3 1d blotch without preceding corridor => 11 1e corridor from start […]
Shape corridor mines When a larve eats onty the leaf tissue right in front of its head the result is a narrow tunnel. In extreme caes, when the larva makes no lateral head movements, the tunnel remains just wide enough to accomodate the growing larva. Mines that remain that narrow are uncommon; examples are the […]
