Rabdophaga rosacea (Felt, 1908) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rabdophaga rosacea (Felt, 1908)

Rabdophaga rosacea (Felt, 1908)

Rabdophaga rosacea is a midge that forms characteristic galls on the terminal buds of native Rosa species.

Family
Genus
Rabdophaga
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Rabdophaga rosacea (Felt, 1908)

Scientific name: Rabdophaga rosacea (Felt, 1908). This midge induces the formation of galls on the terminal buds of native roses of the genus Rosa. The resulting galls are tightly packed leafy rosettes that contain a central cavity.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Cecidomyiidae › Rabdophaga

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

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