Contarinia dipsacearum
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| Contarinia dipsacearum | |
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| Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Contarinia |
| Species: | C. dipsacearum |
| Binomial name | |
| Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921 | |
Contarinia dipsacearum is a gall midge. The larvae develop in and feed on galled flowers of Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis.[1][2] They pupate in the soil.[1]
