Euura mucronata
| Euura mucronata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Euura |
| Species: | E. mucronata
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| Binomial name | |
| Euura mucronata (Hartig, 1837)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Euura gemmacinereae Kopelke, 2001 | |
Euura mucronata is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies).[1] The larva feed within galls on the buds of willows (Salix species). It was first described by Theodor Hartig in 1837.
Description[edit]
The bud of the host species is about twice the normal size and pear-shape. The greenish larva feeds within the gall which also contains frass and the bud falls to the ground in the autumn where the larva pupates.[2] Several buds on the same shoot can be galled and the insect has a single generation per year (i.e. univoltine).[3] Most species of Euura are monophagous on Salix species but there is some discussion on whether Euura mucronata is a group of closely related species, each feeding on different Salix species, or whether it is polyphagous feeding on over thirty species of willow.[2][4]
Distribution[edit]
Euura mucronata is found in Europe from Ireland, east to the Ukraine and from Norway, south to Portugal.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Taxon profile". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Euura mucronata". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Nyman, Tommi (2002). "The willow bud galler Euura mucronata Hartig (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae): one polyphage or many monophages?". Heredity. 88 (4): 288–295. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800042. PMID 11920137.
- ^ "Euura (Gemmura) mucronata (Hartig, 1837)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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