Euura weiffenbachiella
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| Euura weiffenbachiella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Euura |
| Species: | E. weiffenbachiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Euura weiffenbachiella Liston & Vikberg, 2017 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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E. weiffenbachii | |
Euura weiffenbachiella is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). The larvae forms galls on creeping willows (Salix repens). E. weiffenbachiella is one of a number of closely related species which is known as the Euura atra subgroup.
The shape of the gall is variable, probably depending on where the egg is laid;[2]
- it can develop on one side of the shoot, causing it to bend and look similar to a miniature gall of E. amerinae, or
- it can be spindle-shaped with the shoot remaining straight measuring 10 millimetres (0.39 in) to 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long by approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) wide.
Found on creeping willow (S. repens) and S. rosmarinifolia.[2]
Other similar looking species in the Euura atra subgroup are,[2]
- E. atra found on white willow (Salix alba) and crack willow (S. fragilis).
- E. auritae found on eared willow (S. aurita)
- E. myrtilloides found on swamp willow (Salix myrtilloides)
- E. salicispurpureae found on purple willow (S. purpurea)
