Neolasioptera boehmeriae (Beutenmüller, 1908) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Neolasioptera boehmeriae (Beutenmüller, 1908)

Neolasioptera boehmeriae (Beutenmüller, 1908)

Neolasioptera boehmeriae is a gall midge species in Cecidomyiidae found in NE US and southern Canada, hosted by false nettles of the genus Boehmeria.

Family
Genus
Neolasioptera
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Neolasioptera boehmeriae (Beutenmüller, 1908)

Neolasioptera boehmeriae is a species of gall midge, which is an insect belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae. Its known distribution covers the northeastern region of the United States and southern Canada. Plants in the genus Boehmeria, commonly called false nettles, act as host plants for this species.

Photo: (c) Don Sutherland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Sutherland · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Neolasioptera

More from Cecidomyiidae

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

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