| Taxodiomyia | |
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| Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Cecidomyiidi |
| Tribe: | Cecidomyiini |
| Genus: | Taxodiomyia Gagne, 1968 |
Taxodiomyia is a genus of cypress gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 3 described species in Taxodiomyia. [1] [2]
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