Rabdophaga strobiloides
Species of fly
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Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4]
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| Willow pinecone gall midge | |
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| Gall caused by willow pinecone gall midge | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. strobiloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga strobiloides (Osten Sacken, 1862) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America.[5]
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