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Rabdophaga heterobia

Rabdophaga heterobia

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Rabdophaga heterobia is a species of gall midges which has two generations a year and forms galls on almond willow (Salix triandra). It was first described by Hermann Loew in 1850. Description There are two generations a year; larvae of the spring generation gall catkins while the summer generation is a swollen bud which partly opens and the larvae live amongst the tiny leaves.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 28Germany · 1