Dasineura pustulans

Description

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.

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Species profile

Species group:
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Cecidomyiidae
Records on NatureSpot:
55
First record:
07/07/2012 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
11/09/2023 (Barber, David)

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