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Rabdophaga strobiloides

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Willow pinecone gall midge
Gall caused by willow pinecone gall midge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species:
R. strobiloides
Binomial name
Rabdophaga strobiloides
(Osten Sacken, 1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cecidomyia salicisstrobiloides Osten Sacken, 1878
  • Cecidomyia strobiloides Osten Sacken, 1862

Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4]

The gall resembles a pinecone in shape.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rabdophaga strobiloides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. ^ "Rabdophaga strobiloides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ "Rabdophaga strobiloides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. ^ "Rabdophaga strobiloides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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