Wachtliella persicariae (Linnaeus, 1767)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 83-84

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16038796
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scientific name	Wachtliella persicariae (Linnaeus, 1767)
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* Wachtliella persicariae (Linnaeus, 1767) View in CoL

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Material: VE, Larvik: Fuglevikstranda, 58.98032°N 10.01810°E ± 50m, 9 August 2019, LP, leg. AF, BOLD: NHMO-ENT-548134, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps ; Stavern, Rakke, 58.980284°N 10.017766°E ± 50m, 24 July 2021, LPMF, leg. HE, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps .

Biology: The white to orange larvae develop in galled leaves of Bistorta spp. and Persicaria spp. ( Polygonaceae ), rarely also on other members of the family. Our records are from P. amphibia . The infected leaves are rolled downwards and often strongly twisted and miscolored red. Multivoltine; pupation in the gall in a white cocoon.

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Western Asia.