Dasineura folliculi

Dasineura folliculi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae

Dasineura folliculi is a species of gall midge that induces galls on several species of goldenrod in North America. It was first described by Ephraim Porter Felt in 1908. Adults live for only one to three days, mating near the goldenrod before laying eggs between leaves.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Dasineura folliculi

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