Dasineura ulmaria

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Description

The larva of gall midge Dasineura ulmaria causes galls to form on Meadowsweet. The upper leaf surface has smooth reddish rounded swellings, 1 to 2 mm across, with pale yellow, hairy, conical projections below that are between 2 and 4 mm long; usually on veins. The larva is pale yellow.

The galls are seen more often than the adult.

Identification difficulty

Gall Adult

Habitat

On Meadowsweet.

When to see it

Larva June to July, pupa August.

UK Status

Common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

David Nicholls
Cloud Wood
24 June 2011
galls on Meadowsweet
Graham Calow
Sapcote
10 July 2014
Galls on Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Graham Calow
Sapcote
10 July 2014
Galls on Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
David Nicholls
Cloud Wood
07 July 2012
Alan Semper
Harby, canal
01 September 2013
Graham Calow
Wykin Canal Towpath
30 June 2014
gall on Meadowsweet - underside of leaf