Rabdophaga nervorum
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| Rabdophaga nervorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. nervorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga nervorum (Kieffer, 1895) | |
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Rhabdophaga nervorum (Kieffer) | |
Rabdophaga nervorum is a gall midge which forms galls on the leaves of sallows (Salix species). It is found in Europe and was first described by the French entomologist, Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1895.