Kiefferia pericarpiicola (Bremi, 1847) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Kiefferia pericarpiicola (Bremi, 1847)

Kiefferia pericarpiicola (Bremi, 1847)

Kiefferia pericarpiicola is a Palearctic gall midge whose larvae form galls on Apiaceae plants.

Family
Genus
Kiefferia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Kiefferia pericarpiicola (Bremi, 1847)

Kiefferia pericarpiicola (Bremi, 1847) is a species of fly that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae. This species is distributed in the Palearctic region. The larvae of this fly produce galls on plants from the Apiaceae family.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Kiefferia

More from Cecidomyiidae

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

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