Dasineura gleditchiae
Dasineura gleditchiae, the honeylocust podgall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] Native to North America it is an invasive species in parts of Europe.[5] Honeylocust podgall midge is a pest of honey locust, forming galls on the foliage.[6]
| Dasineura gleditchiae | |
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| Galls caused by Dasineura gleditchiae on the foliage of honey locust | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Dasineura |
| Species: | D. gleditchiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) | |
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References
- "Dasineura gleditchiae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- "Dasineura gleditchiae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- "Dasineura gleditchiae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- "Dasineura gleditchiae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- David V Alford (30 May 2012). Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-84076-628-8.
- Whitney Cranshaw; David Shetlar (5 December 2017). Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs - Second Edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-8894-8.
Further reading
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
External links
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