Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné, 1978 is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné, 1978

Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné, 1978

The balsam gall midge, Paradiplosis tumifex, is a gall midge species in the insect family Cecidomyiidae.

Family
Genus
Paradiplosis
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné, 1978

Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné, 1978, commonly called the balsam gall midge, is a species of gall midge. It is an insect that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Paradiplosis

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