Sitodiplosis mosellana

Sitodiplosis mosellana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Sitodiplosis
Species:	S. mosellana
Binomial name
	Sitodiplosis mosellana; (Géhin, 1857)
Synonyms
	Cecidomyia mosellana Géhin;

The wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana, is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Holarctic, where it is a significant pest of wheat, triticale and rye.[1][2][3]

References

Elliott, B.; Olfert, O.; Hartley, S. (2011). "Management practices for wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin)" (PDF). Prairie Soils and Crops Journal. 4: 8–13.
Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988). Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
Fauna Europaea

External links

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[1] Elliott, B.; Olfert, O.; Hartley, S. (2011). "Management practices for wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin)" (PDF). Prairie Soils and Crops Journal. 4: 8–13.

[2] Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988). Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4

[3] Fauna Europaea