Dasineura urticae

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    Description

    The small Cecid  Fly, Dasineura urtica causes galls to form on the leaves of Common (Stinging) Nettle and Annual Nettle.

    Habitat

    Anywhere that the host plants grow

    Life History

    The eggs are laid in the base of the leaf or in the main leaf veins. The larvae then cause a 'pouch' to form in the leaf structure and from this enclosed retreat they consume the inner tissues of the leaf.

    UK Status

    Common and widespread in Britain

    VC55 Status

    Common in Leicestershire and Rutland

    • Craig Mabbett
      Cottage Lane Near Cosby
      20 September 2017
    • Graham Calow
      Burbage Common and Woods
      10 October 2012
      gall on Common Nettle
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      22 June 2013
      on Common Nettle leaf - upper surface
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      22 June 2013
      on Common Nettle leaf - underside
    • Graham Calow
      Jubilee Walk Leire
      27 September 2013
      galls on Common Nettle
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      22 June 2013
      Larva in gall

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    UK Map

    • Graham Calow
      Burbage Common and Woods
      10 October 2012
      gall on Common Nettle - underside
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      08 June 2009
      galls on Common Nettle
    • Graham Calow
      Jubilee Walk Leire
      27 September 2013
      white larva inside gall
    • Barbara Cooper
      Clawson Hill
      27 June 2013
      on Common Nettle
    • Alan Semper
      Melton Country Park
      17 August 2013
    • Steve Mathers
      River Soar (Barrow to Pilling Lock)
      17 October 2016
    • Steve Mathers
      Jubilee Way (Terrace Hills to Belvoir Castle)
      05 October 2016