Epitrimerus gibbosus

Epitrimerus gibbosus

Description

The mite Epitrimerus gibbosus causes a white or greyish felty erineum along the veins of the bramble leaf undersides, and a corresponding discoloration on the upperside. 

Similar Species

Other organisms can cause discoloration of the leaf and whitish growths.  

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Check that the growth along the veins is an erineum - a carpet of small outgrowths of the leaf surface, in which the mites live.  

Include a note of the host species

Further Information

See Redfern & Shirley 2023 British Plant Galls for more info

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