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| Contarinia dipsacearum | |
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| Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Contarinia |
| Species: | C. dipsacearum |
| Binomial name | |
| Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921 | |
Contarinia dipsacearum is a gall midge. The larvae develop in galled flowers of Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis.[1] Larvae feed on flowers.[1] They pupate in the soil.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Varga, Sandra; Soulsbury, Carl D.; John, Elizabeth A. (2022). "Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Knautia arvensis". Journal of Ecology. 110 (8): 1970–1992. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13938. ISSN 0022-0477.
- ^ "Contarinia dipsacearum". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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