Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge Dasineura hygrophila Photographs on Galium uliginosum, Fen Bedstraw Hosts: Galium constrictum, palustre, uliginosum Bud gall, the top leaf whorls forming a firm, often reddish, globule to 3mm in diameter. Several generations per year, the yellow-orange larvae pupating in the gall. Requires verification and/or rearing

Dasineura hygrophila
Pamphill, Dorset. November 2017