Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge Asphondylia ulicis Photographs on Ulex europaeus, Gorse Hosts: Ulex europaeus, gallii, minor Probably two generations a year, occurring in both axillary and flower buds. Galls with single chamber lined with a white (becoming black) fungal mycelium. Each gall contains a single orange-yellow larva. Two generations, pupating within the gall. The pupa has a pair of frontal teeth

Asphondylia ulicis
Broadstone and Corfe Mullen, Dorset. September and October 2017, pupa October 2018