Bramble Stem Gall - Diastrophus rubi
Favourite Photos
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Bramble Stem Gall - Diastrophus rubi | dylan | Monk's Pond | 16 Mar 2021, 6:48 p.m. | 10 Mar 2021, 6:15 p.m. | |
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Bramble Stem Gall - Diastrophus rubi | dylan | Monk's Pond | 16 Mar 2021, 6:48 p.m. | 10 Mar 2021, 6:15 p.m. | |
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Bramble Stem Gall - Diastrophus rubi | dylan | Bristol Zoo Project | 17 Mar 2024, 9:47 p.m. | 17 Mar 2024, 2:24 p.m. |
Species Description
Widespread throughout the Southern half of the UK but more common around Bristol. Habitat includes: Anywhere with Brambles such as: gardens, parks, allotments, cemeteries, scrub, hedgerows, woodland, coasts, road side verges etc. Food plants: Rubus caesius, fruticosus, idaeus, ulmifolius. Each gall can contain up to 200 cells each with a single larvae.