Dasineura pustulans

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Description

The larva of the gall midge Dasineura pustulans causes galls to form on the leaves of Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria). The galls are small swelling/pustules, about 1mm across. The shallow dimple below is surrounded by a yellowish patch; with a single larva in each dimple.

The gall is seen more often than the adult midge.

Identification difficulty

Gall Adult

Habitat

On Meadowsweet.

When to see it

Summer.

UK Status

Thought to be widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Thought to be fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

David Nicholls
Cloud Wood
07 July 2012
galls on Meadowsweet
David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows, Ratby Meadow
15 September 2019
David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows, Ratby Meadow
15 September 2019
David Nicholls
Priory Water
13 August 2016
David Nicholls
Cloud Wood
07 July 2012
David Nicholls
Priory Water
13 August 2016
sue
Ashby Canal, towpath opposite Ambion Wood
05 October 2019
larvae in depressions underneath
David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows, Ratby Meadow
15 September 2019
steven lewis
welby
24 June 2017
sue
Barlestone, May Meadow
13 October 2019