Rabdophaga iteobia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Rabdophaga |
Species: | R. iteobia
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Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga iteobia (
Kieffer, 1890)
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Synonyms | |
Dasineura iteobia |
Rabdophaga iteobia is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of willow species.
The gall is an elongated rosette or artichoke, with a diameter up to 15 mm; the leaves may be hairy. [1] There is one generation a year, the larvae are orange and pupate in the ground. [2]
The gall has been found on the following species: [2]
Found in the following European counties: Belgium and the United Kingdom. [1] [2]