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Willow Rose Gall Midge

Rabdophaga rosaria

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Rabdophaga rosaria is a gall midge which forms Camellia galls or terminal rosette gall on willow species. It was first described by Hermann Loew in 1850. Description Willows are extremely susceptible to gall induction and growth manipulation and Salix is one of the plant genera with the highest known numbers of associated galler species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 2,358Germany · 147United Kingdom · 108Belgium · 17France · 8Italy · 4Spain · 2Switzerland · 1