Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides

Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides, known generally as the willow rosette gall midge or willow cabbage gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] Their galls and larvae thrive in association with the mutualistic relationship between Formica neoclara and Chaitophorus aphids found on their host species Salix exigua. The larva overwinter in their galls, and adults emerge in late April. [5]

Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
Willow Cabbage Gall Midge (Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides) Boonville, CA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species:
R. salicisbrassicoides
Binomial name
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
(Packard, 1869)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cecidomyia brassicoides Beutenmuller, 1892
  • Cecidomyia salicisbrassicoides Packard, 1869

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ Savage, Amy M.; Peterson, Merrill A. (November 16, 2006). "Mutualism in a community context: the positive feedback between an ant–aphid mutualism and a gall-making midge". Oecologia. 151 (2): 280–291. doi:10.1007/s00442-006-0582-1. PMID 17106723. S2CID 24500913. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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