Rabdophaga rigidae
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| Rabdophaga rigidae | |
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| Stem galls on Salix sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. rigidae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga rigidae (Osten Sacken, 1862) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rabdophaga rigidae, the willow beaked-gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2] It is found across North America. Some sources state that it is also present in parts of eastern Asia including Japan; however, a 2006 study shows that the Asian populations likely represent a separate species: Rabdophaga salicivora.[3]
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