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]
Found on creeping willow (S. repens) and S. rosmarinifolia.[2]
Other similar looking species in the Euura atra subgroup are,[2]
Liston et al. records the sawfly from central and northern Europe, and east to Yakutia.[2] Redfern et al. records the gall from Great Britain (Scotland) and Ireland.[3]
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.