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