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Rabdophaga clavifex is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of willow species.
Rabdophaga clavifex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Rabdophaga |
Species: | R. clavifex |
Binomial name | |
Rabdophaga clavifex (Kieffer, 1891) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Bertieria rosariella |
The tree/shrub 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]
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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