Dasineura pellex (Osten Sacken, 1862) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dasineura pellex (Osten Sacken, 1862)

Dasineura pellex (Osten Sacken, 1862)

Dasineura pellex, the ash bullet gall midge, is a gall midge species in the insect family Cecidomyiidae.

Family
Genus
Dasineura
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Dasineura pellex (Osten Sacken, 1862)

Dasineura pellex, commonly known as the ash bullet gall midge, is a species of gall midge. Gall midges are insects that belong to the family Cecidomyiidae. This species was first described by Osten Sacken in 1862.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Dasineura

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