Cystiphora sonchi

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Cystiphora sonchi
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Cystiphora sonchi on Sonchus arvensis. Found in Bērzi village near Bauska city, Latvia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Cystiphora
Species:
C. sonchi
Binomial name
Cystiphora sonchi
(Bremi, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cecidomyia sonchi Bremi, 1847

Cystiphora sonchi is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3] It is native to Eurasia, but has been introduced to North America as a biocontrol of sow thistles.[4] The larvae cause small, circular galls on the leaves of the host plants.[4][5] Several species of parasitic wasps use the larvae as hosts.[4]

This species was first described as Cecidomyia sonchi by Swiss entomologist Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf in 1847.[6]

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