Rabdophaga iteobia

Rabdophaga iteobia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Rabdophaga
Species:	R. iteobia
Binomial name
	Rabdophaga iteobia; (Kieffer, 1890)
Synonyms
	Dasineura iteobia

Rabdophaga iteobia is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of willow species.

Description

The gall is an elongated rosette or artichoke, with a diameter up to 15 mm; the leaves may be hairy.^[1] There is one generation a year, the larvae are orange and pupate in the ground.^[2]

The gall has been found on the following species:^[2]

Salix aurita – eared willow
Salix caprea – goat willow
Salix cinerea – grey willow
Salix glauca – glaucous willow
Salix repens – creeping willow

Distribution

Found in the following European countries: Belgium and the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
1 2 3 Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga iteobia". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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[″pg″-1] 1 2 Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.

[wne-2] 1 2 3 Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga iteobia". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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