Rhopalomyia chrysothamni Felt, 1916 is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhopalomyia chrysothamni Felt, 1916

Rhopalomyia chrysothamni Felt, 1916

Rhopalomyia chrysothamni is a gall midge species that forms small stem galls on rubber rabbitbrush.

Family
Genus
Rhopalomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Rhopalomyia chrysothamni Felt, 1916

Rhopalomyia chrysothamni is a species of gall midge, which is a type of insect belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae. Individuals of this midge species form very small, conical-tubular galls on the stems of rubber rabbitbrush, scientifically named Ericameria nauseosa.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Rhopalomyia

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

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