| Contarinia dipsacearum | |
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| Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis . | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Contarinia |
| Species: | C. dipsacearum |
| Binomial name | |
| Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921 | |
Contarinia dipsacearum is a gall midge. The larvae develop in galled flowers of Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis . [1] Larvae feed on flowers. [1] They pupate in the soil. [2]
