Rabdophaga exsiccans
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| Rabdophaga exsiccans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. exsiccans |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga exsiccans (Rübsaamen, 1916) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dasineura exsiccans | |
Rabdophaga exsiccans is a gall midge. It was first described by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1916. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of creeping willow (Salix repens) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.
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