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Rabdophaga pierreana

Rabdophaga pierreana

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Rabdophaga pierreana is a gall midge which forms galls on the young shoots of willow (Salix species). It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1909. Description The gall is an ovoid swelling on a young shoot, with one large chamber containing up to twenty-two red larvae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Sweden · 2