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 | |
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| Willow Cabbage Gall Midge (Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides) Boonville, CA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. salicisbrassicoides
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| Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides (Packard, 1869)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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