Physemocecis hartigi
The larva of the midge Physemocecis hartigi produces a gall on the leaves of Lime, most commonly on Small-leaved Lime. The galls are small, flat and lens shaped, generally several on a leaf, each with one white larva that leaves the gall by an opening at the underside.
Please provide photographs of the gall from above and below, and a photograph of the larva if present. Please also state the host species.
The galls may be found where the host, Small-leaved Lime is present.
The galls may be found when the host, Small-leaved Lime is in leaf.
Uni- or bivoltine; pupation in the ground.
True status in Britain is difficult to determine due to lack of records.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
sue
Swithland Wood, southern part, track north of slate-pit
31 May 2023
galls on small-leaved lime
sue
Swithland Wood, southern part,
track north of slate-pit
31 May 2023
sue
Swithland Wood, southern part,
track north of slate-pit
31 May 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Cecidomyiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 31/05/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 31/05/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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