Rabdophaga nielsenii
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| Rabdophaga nielsenii | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. nielsenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga nielsenii (Kieffer, 1906)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dasineura nielsenii | |
Rabdophaga nielsenii is a gall midge. It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1906. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of bay willow (Salix pentandra) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.
Description
The orange or red larvae live under the bark of shoots of bay willow (Salix pentandra). Before the larvae pupate they make emergence holes which may be the only indication of their presence.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Rabdophaga nielseni Kieffer in Kieffer & Nielsen, 1906". NBN museum. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga nielsenii Kieffer, 1906". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
