Rabdophaga clavifex
Rabdophaga clavifex is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of willow species.
| Rabdophaga clavifex | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. clavifex |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga clavifex (Kieffer, 1891) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bertieria rosariella | |
Description
The genus Salix supports many galls, some of which are difficult to identify, particularly those caused by the gall midges in the genus Rabdophaga. R. clavifex causes a cluster of hairy buds with a club-like swelling at the tip of the shoot on sallows. Each bud contains a red or orange larva.[2]
Distribution
Found in the following European countries; Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.[1][3] In the UK R. clavifex has been found in Merseyside and Yorkshire.[4]
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References
- "Rhabdophaga clavifex". Insectoid. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978 1 85153 284 1.
- Georgiev, Georgi Tsvetkov; Sakalian, Vladimir; Ivanov, Kaloyan; Boyadzhiev, Peter (2004). "Insects reared from stems and branches of goat willow (Salix caprea L.) in Bulgaria". J Pest Sci. 77: 151–3. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Rabdophaga clavifex (Kieffer, 1891)". NBN Atlas. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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