Contarinia dipsacearum

Contarinia dipsacearum
Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Contarinia
Species:
C. dipsacearum
Binomial name
Contarinia dipsacearum
Rübsaamen, 1921

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Varga, Sandra; Soulsbury, Carl D.; John, Elizabeth A. (2022). "Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Knautia arvensis". Journal of Ecology. 110 (8): 1970–1992. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13938. ISSN 0022-0477.
  2. ^ "Contarinia dipsacearum". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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