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Unidentified species causing symmetrical leaf folds on leadplant
Unidentified species causing symmetrical leaf folds on leadplant
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder
Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Superfamily
Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Family
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Subfamily
Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Supertribe
Cecidomyiidi
No Taxon
Unidentified species causing symmetrical leaf folds on leadplant
Remarks
Apparently distinct from the unidentified species causing marginal leaf rolls, which is mentioned by Gagné
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1
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Works Cited
1.
The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America
Raymond J. Gagné. 1989. Cornell University Press.
Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 9 February, 2017 - 6:29am