Blackberry Leaf Midge - Dasineura plicatrix
The larvae of the Blackberry Leaf Midge Dasineura plicatrix cause galls to form on Bramble. The young leaf is creased, pleated or buckled with thickened veins. The larvae are present in the creases briefly in late spring or early summer. The leaf becomes black around the midrib after the larva has left.
Gall 
Adult 
May be found anywhere that Bramble occurs.
Late spring and summer.
Widespread and fairly frequent in England and Wales.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Clump Hill Fields, Broughton Astley
05 October 2014
galls on bramble
Peter Smith
Wolsey Island, Leicester
29 June 2015
Hazel Graves
Charnwood Lodge
29 July 2021
Hazel Graves
Charnwood Lodge
29 July 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Cecidomyiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 22
- First record:
- 06/09/2014 (Frankum, Maggie)
- Last record:
- 04/10/2023 (Graves, Hazel)
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