Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866)

Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866)

Dasineura gleditchiae, the honeylocust podgall midge, is a North American gall midge that is an invasive pest of honey locust in parts of Europe.

Family
Genus
Dasineura
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866)

Dasineura gleditchiae, commonly called the honeylocust podgall midge, is a species of gall midge that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae. It is native to North America, and is an invasive species in some regions of Europe. This midge is a pest of honey locust, and it forms galls on honey locust foliage.

Photo: (c) Gilles San Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Gilles San Martin · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Cecidomyiidae › Dasineura

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

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