Species Aphidoletes aphidimyza - Aphid Midge

Classification

Aphid Midge larvae - Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Bibionomorpha

Family Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges)

Genus Aphidoletes

Species aphidimyza (Aphid Midge)

Contributed by Chuck Entz on 20 June, 2006 - 3:15am

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