Contarinia dipsacearum
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| Contarinia dipsacearum | |
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| File:Contarinia dipsacearum on Succisa pratensis.jpg | |
| Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis. | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Contarinia |
| Species: | C. dipsacearum
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| Binomial name | |
| Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921
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Contarinia dipsacearum is a gall midge. The larvae develop in galled flowers of Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis.[1] Larvae feed on flowers.[1] They pupate in the soil.[2]
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