Rabdophaga strobiloides explained

Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.

The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition. 2017. Gagné . Raymond J.. Jaschhof . Mathias. Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
• A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World. 2014. Gagné . Raymond J.. Jaschhof . Mathias. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.

Notes and References

1. Van Hezewijk . Brian H. . Roland . Jens . Gall size determines the structure of the Rabdophaga strobiloides host-parasitoid community: The value of galls as refuges . Ecological Entomology . October 2003 . 28 . 5 . 593–603 . 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00553.x . 84032892 . 11 May 2022 . en.