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Rabdophaga saliciperda

Rabdophaga saliciperda

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Rabdophaga saliciperda is a species of gall midges which forms galls on willows (Salix species). It was first described by Léon Jean Marie Dufour in 1841. Description The woody, irregular swellings are on the twigs of willows with the larval chambers just below the bark.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 16Germany · 1