Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides | |
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Willow Cabbage Gall Midge (Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides) Boonville, CA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Rabdophaga |
Species: | R. salicisbrassicoides |
Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides (Packard, 1869) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides, known generally as the willow rosette gall midge or willow cabbage gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] Their galls and larvae thrive in association with the mutualistic relationship between Formica neoclara and Chaitophorus aphids found on their host species Salix exigua . The larva overwinter in their galls, and adults emerge in late April. [5]
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.
Asphondylia ceanothi, the ceanothus bud gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
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Polystepha pilulae, the oak leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in eastern North America.
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Macrodiplosis qoruca is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.