BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Oligotrophus betulae (Winnertz) (a gall midge)

Suggested Literature

Oligotrophus betulae may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Oligotrophus betulae is associated with:

	larva	Betula pendula - Silver Birch (Betulaceae)	larva causes gall of reduced-winged fruit		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992 [gall oval, more or less hairy, up to 2mm diam. and by 3mm tall, with distinct window pit.]
	larva	Betula pubescens - Downy Birch (Betulaceae)	larva causes gall of reduced-winged fruit		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992 [gall oval, more or less hairy, up to 2mm diam. and by 3mm tall, with distinct window pit.]

There may be more taxa associated with Oligotrophus betulae listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Oligotrophus betulae:

	gall, larva	gall of larva with inquiline larva	Dasineura fastidiosa (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
	gall, larva	gall of larva with inquiline larva	Dasineura interbracta (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
	larva	larva is endoparasitised by larva	Platygaster betularia - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Aprostocetus clavicornis - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Aprostocetus escherichi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Aprostocetus pallipes - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Metaclisis phragmitis (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992

Oligotrophus betulae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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