Rabdophaga exsiccans

(Rabdophaga exsiccans)

Description

Rabdophaga exsiccans is a gall midge. It was first described by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1916. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of creeping willow (Salix repens) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Diptera

Family:Cecidomyiidae

Genus:Rabdophaga

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