| Rabdophaga pierreana | |
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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. pierreana
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| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga pierreana (
Kieffer, 1909)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Dasineura pierreana | |
Rabdophaga pierreana is a gall midge which forms galls on the young shoots of willow (Salix species). It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1909.
Description
The gall is an ovoid swelling on a young shoot, with one large chamber containing up to twenty-two red larvae. In Britain the gall is found on eared willow ( Salix aurita), elsewhere it has been found on S. caprea, S. cinerea and S. myrsinfolia (and possibly on S.hastata). The similar looking gall, R. dubiosa has many individual chambers with a yellow or light orange larvae in each. [2] [3]
Distribution
Has been recorded from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain and Poland. [1] [2] [3]
References
- ^ a b "Rabdophaga pierreana (Kieffer, 1909)". PESIportal. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga pierreana (Kieffer, 1909)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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