Upper Midwest Stem Insect Survey

Local feeder (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in petioles of Betula

Record Details

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Record no.:0093
Feeding guild:Local feeder in petiole
Taxonomy:Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: cf. Apagodiplosis papyriferae
Stages observed:trace, larva
Hosts in Betula:B. papyrifera (paper birch)

I found a yellowish-orange larva in an elongate swelling near the base of a leaf petiole in late August. Identification is based on the account on p. 162 in Gagné (1989).

References

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  • Gagné, R.J. 1989. The plant-feeding gall midges of North America. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York.[return to in-text citation]

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