Phyllocoptes eupadi
The mite Phyllocoptes eupadi causes galls to form on the leaves of Bird Cherry Prunus padus. The galls take the form of elongated pustules, raised on the upper surface and often clustering along the midrib.
Eriophyes similis and E. homophyllus on Blackthorn and Damsons/Plums.
Gall 
Adult 
Ensure you have identifed the host, and provide photographs of the gall on the host.
Bird Cherry - planted trees in plantation woodlands, roadsides, parks and gardens in VC55
Whenever the host plants are in leaf.
Status in Britain not known.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Victoria Park, Eco-area
08 July 2019
galls on bird-cherry
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Victoria Park, Eco-area
08 July 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trombidiformes
- Family:
- Eriophyidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 12/05/2019 (Roenisch, Saharima)
- Last record:
- 26/05/2020 (Roenisch, Saharima)
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Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Shady Lane Arboretum
12 May 2019
galls on prunus padus
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Victoria Park, Eco-area
08 July 2019
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Victoria Park, Eco-area
26 May 2020
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Victoria Park, Eco-area
26 May 2020
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Victoria Park, Eco-area
25 April 2020
