Euura myrtilloides is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies) and the larvae forms galls on swamp willow (Salix myrtilloides). It was first described by Jens-Peter Kopelke in 1996. E. myrtilloides is one of a number of closely related species which is known as the Euura atra subgroup.

Euura myrtilloides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Euura
Species:
E. myrtilloides
Binomial name
Euura myrtilloides
Kopelke, 1996

Description

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The gall is often low down on the plant and is a conspicuous, elongated swelling on young branches. The larvae over-winter in the gall.[1]

Other similar looking galls in the Euura atra subgroup are,[2]

Distribution

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Recorded from Finland and Norway.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ellis, W N. "Euura myrtilloides Kopelke, 1996". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Liston, Andrew D; Heibo, Erik; Prous, Marko; Vardal, Hege; Nyman, Tommi; Vikberg, Veli (2017). "North European gall-inducing Euura sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Nematinae)". Zootaxa. 4302 (1). Magnolia Press: 59–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4302.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.