Rhopalomyia pomum

Rhopalomyia pomum, the sponge gall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] The midges form leaf galls on Great Basin sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata).[5]

Rhopalomyia pomum
Leaf galls caused by Rhopalomyia pomum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Supertribe: Lasiopteridi
Tribe: Oligotrophini
Genus: Rhopalomyia
Species:
R. pomum
Binomial name
Rhopalomyia pomum
Gagne, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Diarthronomyia artemisiae Felt, 1908

References

  1. "Rhopalomyia pomum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. "Rhopalomyia pomum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Rhopalomyia pomum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. "Rhopalomyia pomum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. Russo, Ron (2006). Field Guide to the Plant Galls of California and Other Western States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520248861.

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