Rabdophaga repenticornua
Rabdophaga repenticornua | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Rabdophaga |
Species: | R. repenticornua
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Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga repenticornua Bland, 2001
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Rabdophaga repenticornua is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of creeping willow (Salix repens).
Description[edit]
The female fly lays an egg in the bud of Salix repens. The solitary, orange larva feeds within the bud which grows into a 13 mm long, horn-like, reddish tube which tapers to the tip.[1] Development of the larva probably takes two years.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The gall has been found in Scotland.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga repenticornua". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.