Aceria nervisequa
Description
Aceria nervisequa is a mite that galls the leaves of Beech. The galls normally take the form of pink tufts of hairs (erineum) between the veins on the underside of the leaf, but sometimes they appear as white erineum which run along the veins on the upper surface of the leaf.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On Beech leaves.
When to see it
Summer.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain, but under recorded.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham CalowWestern Park, Leicester14 June 2014pink erineum on Beech - underside of leaf
Graham CalowEntrance to Croft Pasture14 July 2014white erineum on Beech - upper surface
sueGlenfield, County Hall, main drive27 June 2018
Graham CalowWestern Park, Leicester14 June 2014gall on Beech - underside of leaf
Graham CalowWestern Park, Leicester14 June 2014gall on Beech - upper surface of leaf
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Graham CalowWestern Park, Leicester14 June 2014gall on Beech - underside of leaf
