Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4]
Willow pinecone gall midge | |
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Gall caused by willow pinecone gall midge | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Rabdophaga |
Species: | R. strobiloides
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Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga strobiloides (Osten Sacken, 1862)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rabdophaga strobiloides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Rabdophaga strobiloides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Rabdophaga strobiloides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Rabdophaga strobiloides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.