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Blackberry Leaf Midge

Dasineura plicatrix

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Dasineura plicatrix is a species of gall midge, an insect in the family Cecidomyiidae, found in Europe. It was described by the German entomologist Friedrich Hermann Loew in 1850. The larvaae feed within the tissue of bramble leaves, creating an abnormal growth known as a plant gall.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 234United Kingdom · 103Germany · 36Spain · 34France · 5