Rhopalomyia baccarum (Wachtl, 1883)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 82

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449

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scientific name

Rhopalomyia baccarum (Wachtl, 1883)
status

 

* Rhopalomyia baccarum (Wachtl, 1883) View in CoL

Material: VE, Faerder: Grepan, 59.06535°N 10.41284°E ± 20m, 2 August 2021, on Artemisia vulgaris , L, leg. AF, coll. Private. GoogleMaps

Biology: The orange larvae develop in bud galls on stems and roots of Artemisia spp. ( Asteraceae ). Infected buds are usually situated at the very base of the plant, sometimes underground, and are swollen berry-like. Bivoltine; pupation and hibernation in the gall.

Distribution: Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Georgia and Japan.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Rhopalomyia

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