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Rabdophaga repenticornua

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Rabdophaga repenticornua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species:
R. repenticornua
Binomial name
Rabdophaga repenticornua
Bland, 2001

Rabdophaga repenticornua is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of creeping willow (Salix repens).

Description

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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

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The gall has been found in Scotland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga repenticornua". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.