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
Adult 
Gall 
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 Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
pink erineum on Beech - underside of leaf
Graham Calow
Entrance to Croft Pasture
14 July 2014
white erineum on Beech - upper surface
sue
Glenfield, County Hall, main drive
27 June 2018
Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
gall on Beech - underside of leaf
Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
gall on Beech - upper surface of leaf
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Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
gall on Beech - underside of leaf
