Mordellistena unicolor
| Mordellistena unicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena unicolor LeConte, 1862
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Mordellistena unicolor is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862.[1][2] Larvae feed on gall tissue of the goldenrod gall fly and often consume the fly larvae within the gall as well.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015
- ^ Moisset, Beatriz (11 August 2015). "Genus Mordellistena". BugGuide. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Sumerford, Douglas V.; Abrahamson, Warren G. (1 June 1995). "Geographic and Host Species Effects in Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Mortality". Environmental Entomology. 24 (3): 657–662. doi:10.1093/ee/24.3.657. Retrieved 31 October 2022.