| Dasineura salicifoliae | |
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| Larva inside a gall | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Dasineura |
| Species: | D. salicifoliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasineura salicifoliae (Osten Sacken, 1866) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Dasineura salicifoliae is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length; many are less than 1 mm (0.039 in) long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. Some Cecidomyiids are also known for the strange phenomenon of paedogenesis in which the larval stage reproduces without maturing first. In some species, the daughter larvae consume the mother, while in others, reproduction occurs later on in the egg or pupa.
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Dasineura communis, the gouty vein midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura crataegibedeguar is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura serrulatae is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura tumidosae is a species of gall midge, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura parthenocissi is a species of gall midge, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. It forms galls on Parthenocissus quinquefolia. The gall can host the parasitic wasp Platygaster munita.
Dasineura trifolii, the clover leaf midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Macrodiplosis majalis is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Caryomyia caryae,, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It forms a small, globular gall with a pointed tip on the undersides of Hickory leaves.
Schizomyia macrofila is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Lasioptera solidaginis is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Lasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 140 described species in Lasioptera.
Rhopalomyia audibertiae, the sage leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura pellex, the ash bullet gall midge, is a species of gall midge, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura gleditchiae, commonly known as the honeylocust podgall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. Native to North America, it is an invasive species in parts of Europe. The honeylocust podgall midge is a pest of honey locust, forming galls on the foliage.
Dasineura pudibunda is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Rabdophaga rosacea is a species of gall midge that creates rosette galls on roses found in the central plains of North America.
Dasineura mali, commonly known as the apple leaf curling midge, apple leaf midge [English], Cécidomyie du pommier [French], Appelbladgalmug [Dutch], or Apfelblattgallen [German],is a species of gall midge belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae, within the order Diptera.
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