Trioza alacris
Trioza alacris is a sap-sucking hemipteran bug in the family Triozidae which creates galls on the leaves of Laurus species. It is found in Europe.
| Trioza alacris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Triozidae |
| Genus: | Trioza |
| Species: | T. alacris |
| Binomial name | |
| Trioza alacris Flor, 1861 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lauritrioza alacris [2] | |
Description of the gall
Trioza alacris causes the edges of leaves to thicken and roll downwards forming pale, elongated pouches. The galls can house two generations in a summer, of up to thirty pale-green nymphs, which are covered in a white wax. Adults can also be found in the gall. The adults usually overwinter in leaf litter but can also spend the winter in the gall.[3] Species of Laurus galled include the Azores laurel (Laurus azorica), bay tree (Laurus nobilis), Laurus novocanariensis and Persea indica.[2]
References
- "Trioza alacris Flor, 1861". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- Ellis, W N. "Trioza alacris Flor, 1861". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. Old Basing, Hampshire: WILDGuides Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 978 190365743 0.
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