Contarinia virginianiae (Felt, 1906) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Contarinia virginianiae (Felt, 1906)

Contarinia virginianiae (Felt, 1906)

Contarinia virginianiae is a gall midge species that uses chokecherry as a host.

Family
Genus
Contarinia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Contarinia virginianiae (Felt, 1906)

Contarinia virginianiae (Felt, 1906) is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is commonly called the chokecherry midge or chokecherry gall midge. The primary host of this species is the chokecherry, Prunus virginiana.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Contarinia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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