Rabdophaga strobiloides
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga strobiloides (Osten Sacken, 1862) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America.[5]
References
- "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
- 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.
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