Placochela nigripes (Löw, 1877)

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16037960
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B102-FF9E-9F89-DE67E34D8576
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Placochela nigripes (Löw, 1877)
status

Material: RI, Suldal: Nesflaten , 59.650602°N 6.814014°E ± 20m, 25 June 2022, on Sambucus nigra, LMF , leg. HE, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps ; AK, Oslo: Gressholmen , 59.884711°N 10.722197°E ± 300m, 26 June 2019, on Ligustrum vulgare, LMF , leg. HE, ZF & AK, BOLD: NHMO-ENT-548175, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps ; Ormøya , 59.875082°N 10.760985°E ± 6m, 18 June 2020, on Sambucus nigra , 1L, leg. HE & TS, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps ; 59.874716°N 10.759429°E ± 20m, 18 June 2020, on Sambucus nigra , 8L, leg. HE & TS, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps .

Biology: The orange larvae develop gregariously in galled flowers of Ligustrum vulgare ( Oleaceae ), Lonicera xylosteum ( Caprifoliaceae ), Sambucus ebulus and S. nigra ( Viburnaceae ). Infected flowers are more or less swollen and do not open. Univoltine; hibernation in the soil. The species is redescribed in Tokuda et al. (2005).

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Georgia.