Rabdophaga purpureaperda
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| Rabdophaga purpureaperda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. purpureaperda |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga purpureaperda (Barnes, 1935) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dasineura purpureaperda | |
Rabdophaga purpureaperda is a gall midge. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of purple willow (Salix purpurea) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly. It was first described by Horace Francis Barnes in 1935.
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