Olpodiplosis helianthi

Olpodiplosis helianthi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae

Olpodiplosis is a monotypic genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. The only described species is Olpodiplosis helianthi. This species occurs in North America and induces flask-shaped galls on several species of sunflower.

Distribution

Olpodiplosis helianthi — (c) Chris Friesen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Chris Friesen · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 29Canada · 5

Sources and credits

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