Lasioptera solidaginis

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Lasioptera solidaginis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Lasioptera
Species:
L. solidaginis
Binomial name
Lasioptera solidaginis
Osten Sacken, 1863
Synonyms [1]
  • Lasioptera dorsimaculata Felt, 1908

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

Cecidomyiidae Family of flies

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lasioptera solidaginis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. "Lasioptera solidaginis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. "Lasioptera solidaginis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. "Lasioptera solidaginis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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