species 103 observations

Epitrimerus trilobus

Field notes

Epitrimerus trilobus is a gall mite in the family Eriophyidae, found in Europe. The mites feed on the leaves of elder (Sambucus species), causing abnormal plant growths known as galls. The mite was described by the Austrian zoologist, Alfred Nalepa in 1891.

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1 native plants
support it in the US

Food plants Plants it feeds on Red-berried Elder 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided