Contarinia dipsacearum | |
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Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis. | |
Scientific 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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