Rabdophaga nielsenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Rabdophaga |
Species: | R. nielsenii |
Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga nielsenii (Kieffer, 1906) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Dasineura nielsenii |
Rabdophaga nielsenii is a gall midge. It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1906. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of bay willow ( Salix pentandra ) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.
The orange or red larvae live under the bark of shoots of bay willow (Salix pentandra). Before the larvae pupate they make emergence holes which may be the only indication of their presence. [2] [3]
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Rabdophaga purpureaperda is a gall midge. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of purple willow and may cause the shoots to swell slightly. It was first described by Horace Francis Barnes in 1935.
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Rabdophaga rigidae, the willow beaked-gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found across North America. Some sources state that it is also present in parts of eastern Asia including Japan; however, a 2006 study shows that the Asian populations likely represent a separate species: Rabdophaga salicivora.