Rabdophaga triandraperda

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

Rabdophaga triandraperda is a gall midge. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of almond willow (Salix triandra) 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 cells. Before the larvae pupate they make emergence holes which may be the only indication of their presence.[1][2]

References

Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga triandraperda Barnes, 1935". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 21 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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[wne-1] Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga triandraperda Barnes, 1935". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[pg-2] Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 185153 284 1.