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Asphondylia sarothamni

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Asphondylia sarothamni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Asphondylia
Species:
A. sarothamni
Binomial name
Asphondylia sarothamni
(Loew, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cecidomyia sarothamni Loew, 1850

Asphondylia sarothamni is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. The larva gall the leaf-buds and seed-pods of broom (Cytisus species).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Asphondylia sarothamni (Loew, 1850)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. Old Basing, Hampshire: WildGuides Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-190365743-0.
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