Rabdophaga strobiloides

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Willow pinecone gall midge
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Gall caused by willow pinecone gall midge
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species:
R. strobiloides
Binomial name
Rabdophaga strobiloides
(Osten Sacken, 1862)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cecidomyia salicisstrobiloides Osten Sacken, 1878
  • Cecidomyia strobiloides Osten Sacken, 1862

Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rabdophaga strobiloides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. "Rabdophaga strobiloides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "Rabdophaga strobiloides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. "Rabdophaga strobiloides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. Van Hezewijk, Brian H.; Roland, Jens (October 2003). "Gall size determines the structure of the Rabdophaga strobiloides host-parasitoid community: The value of galls as refuges". Ecological Entomology. 28 (5): 593–603. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00553.x. S2CID   84032892 . Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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