Rabdophaga nielsenii
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| Rabdophaga nielsenii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. nielsenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga nielsenii (Kieffer, 1906) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dasineura nielsenii | |
Rabdophaga nielsenii is a gall midge. It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1906. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of bay willow (Salix pentandra) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.
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