Willow Beaked-gall Midge

Rabdophaga rigidae

''Rabdophaga rigidae'', the willow beaked-gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Rabdophaga rigidae (Willow Beaked-Gall Midge) Willow Beaked-Gall on Tea-leaf Willow (Salix plainfolia). Geotagged,Rabdophaga rigidae,Salix planifolia,Summer,United States,gall,willow

Naming

Rhabdophaga rigidae Osten Sacken, 1862
Cecidomyia rigidae Osten Sacken, 1862
Cecidomyia salicis Fitch, 1845
Cecidomyia siliqua Osten Sacken, 1878

Distribution

In North America, from New England to the West Coast; also in eastern Asia, including Japan.

Reproduction

Larvae develop in greatly swollen terminal buds of willows. Adults emerge from galls in spring.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyCecidomyiidae
GenusRabdophaga
SpeciesR. rigidae
Photographed in
United States of America