Little Black Pudding Gall Midge

Little Black Pudding Gall Midge - Dasineura pteridis

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Description

Dasineura pteridis is a gall midge whose larvae cause blackish cigar shaped galls to form on Bracken. The galls are seen more often than the adult.

Identification difficulty

Gall  Adult

Habitat

On Bracken.

When to see it

Galls on Bracken in autumn, adults in spring.

Life History

See under 'Description' above.

UK Status

Widespread and common in Britain in areas with Bracken.

VC55 Status

Frequent in suitable areas of Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Hazel Graves
    Charnwood Lodge
    21 July 2022
  • David Nicholls
    Charnwood Lodge
    17 September 2016
  • sue
    Newtown Linford, Rough Hill, middle meadow, SE edge
    11 July 2021
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    18 September 2011
    gall on Bracken
  • Hazel Graves
    Charnwood Lodge
    05 August 2021
  • sue
    Ratby Burroughs, SW path between edge and southern meadow
    16 July 2021
  • Hazel Graves
    Bardon Hill
    31 July 2021
  • sue
    Newtown Linford, Rough Hill, middle meadow, SE edge
    11 July 2021
  • Graham Calow
    Foot of Croft Hill
    30 September 2014
    galls on Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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