Dasineura urticae - 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

  • 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