Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 36-37

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

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scientific name

Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921
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* Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921 View in CoL

Material: VE, Larvik: Stavern, Rakke, 58.985250°N 10.007056°E ± 300m, 24 July 2021, on Knautia arvensis , 3L, leg. SH GoogleMaps , coll. NHMO.

Biology: The whitish to orange-yellow larvae

develop in flower buds of Knautia spp. and Succisa pratensis ( Caprifoliaceae ). Infected buds are disfigured and remain closed. Pupation and hibernation in the soil.

Distribution: Known from a few European countries including Norway, Sweden and Denmark. European part of Russia.

SH

Academia Sinica

NHMO

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Contarinia

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