Rabdophaga repenticornua | |
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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. repenticornua
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Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga repenticornua Bland, 2001
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Rabdophaga repenticornua is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of creeping willow ( Salix repens).
The female fly lays an egg in the bud of Salix repens. The solitary, orange larva feeds within the bud which grows into a 13 mm long, horn-like, reddish tube which tapers to the tip. [1] Development of the larva probably takes two years. [2]
The gall has been found in Scotland. [1]