Contarinia coryli (Kaltenbach, 1859)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 35-36

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16038026
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B10E-FF95-9F89-DE38E5668116
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Contarinia coryli (Kaltenbach, 1859)
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* Contarinia coryli (Kaltenbach, 1859) View in CoL

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Material: AK, Oslo: Ellingsrudåsen GoogleMaps , 59.936046°N 10.918250°E ± 20m, 25 October 2019, L, leg. HE, BOLD: NHMO-ENT-548018, coll. NHMO; Ellingsrud GoogleMaps , 59.931476°N 10.910720°E ± 20m, 6 September 2020, L, leg. HE, coll. NHMO; 59.935982°N 10.918300°E ± 30m, 10 September 2020, LMF, leg. HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The white larvae develop in the autumn in male catkins of Corylus spp. ( Betulaceae ). Our records are all from Corylus avellana . Infected catkins become swollen and disfigured, and the scales turn brown at their bases. Univoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil.

Distribution: Widespread Palearctic, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.