Asteromyia modesta

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Asteromyia modesta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Asteromyia
Species:
A. modesta
Binomial name
Asteromyia modesta
(Felt, 1907)
Synonyms [1]
  • Asteromyia grindeliae Felt, 1912
  • Choristoneura modesta Felt, 1907

Asteromyia modesta is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Asteromyia modesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Asteromyia modesta species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Asteromyia modesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Asteromyia modesta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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