Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge Dasineura daphnes Photographs on Daphne mezereum Hosts: Daphne cnerorum, gnidium, laureola, mezereum, striata Leaves at shoot tip with thickened, inrolled margins forming a bunch of contorted, overlapping leaves. Univoltine, the gregarious white larvae pupate in the soil.

Dasineura daphnes
Branksome, Dorset. December 2017