Rabdophaga iteobia

Rabdophaga iteobia is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of willow species.

Rabdophaga iteobia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species:
R. iteobia
Binomial name
Rabdophaga iteobia
(Kieffer, 1890)
Synonyms

Dasineura iteobia

Description

The gall is an elongated rosette or artichoke, with a diameter up to 15 mm; the leaves may be hairy.[1] There is one generation a year, the larvae are orange and pupate in the ground.[2]

The gall has been found on the following species:[2]

Distribution

Found in the following European counties: Belgium and the United Kingdom.[1][2]

References

  1. Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 1 85153 284 1.
  2. Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga iteobia". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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