Rabdophaga purpureaperda

Rabdophaga purpureaperda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Rabdophaga
Species:	R. purpureaperda
Binomial name
	Rabdophaga purpureaperda; (Barnes, 1935)
Synonyms[1]
	Dasineura purpureaperda; Rhabdophaga purpureaperda Barnes, 1935

Rabdophaga purpureaperda is a gall midge. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of purple willow (Salix purpurea) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly. It was first described by Horace Francis Barnes in 1935.

Description

The orange or red larvae live under the bark of shoots in individual elongated cells. Before the larvae pupate they make emergence holes which, along with discolouration of the bark, may be the only indication of their presence.[2][3]

Larvae of R. justini have also been found living in tunnels within purple willow (S. purpurea) shoots, but are not considered to form galls.[3]

References

"Rabdophaga purpureaperda Barnes, 1935". NBN atlas. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga purpureaperda Barnes, 1935". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 185153 284 1.

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[1] "Rabdophaga purpureaperda Barnes, 1935". NBN atlas. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[wne-2] Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga purpureaperda Barnes, 1935". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[pg-3] Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 185153 284 1.