Rabdophaga strobiloides
{{short description|Species of fly}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Willow pinecone gall midge
| image = Willow Pinecone Gall Midge (Rabdophaga strobiloides) Gall - Guelph, Ontario 2020-04-11 (02).jpg
| image_caption = Gall caused by willow pinecone gall midge
| genus = Rabdophaga
| species = strobiloides
| authority = (Osten Sacken, 1862)
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Cecidomyia salicisstrobiloides | Osten Sacken, 1878
| Cecidomyia strobiloides | Osten Sacken, 1862
}}
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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.{{cite journal |last1=Van Hezewijk |first1=Brian H. |last2=Roland |first2=Jens |title=Gall size determines the structure of the Rabdophaga strobiloides host-parasitoid community: The value of galls as refuges |journal=Ecological Entomology |date=October 2003 |volume=28 |issue=5 |pages=593–603 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00553.x |s2cid=84032892 |url=https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00553.x |access-date=11 May 2022 |language=en|url-access=subscription }}
References
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{{Cite web| title=Rabdophaga strobiloides Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=124181
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2018-05-04
}}
{{Cite web| title=Rabdophaga strobiloides species details
| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/53fb0705806e2c8084a148f471a8e5aa
| website=Catalogue of Life
| accessdate=2018-05-04
}}
{{Cite web| title=Rabdophaga strobiloides
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1601159
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2018-05-04
}}
{{Cite web| title=Rabdophaga strobiloides Species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/270904
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2018-05-04
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite book
| title = A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition
| date = 2017
| last1 = Gagné | first1 = Raymond J.
| last2 = Jaschhof | first2 = Mathias
| publisher = Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture
| url = https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80420580/Gagne_2017_World_Cat_4th_ed.pdf
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041244/https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80420580/Gagne_2017_World_Cat_4th_ed.pdf
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = March 28, 2018
}}
- {{Cite report
| title = A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World
| date = 2014
| last1 = Gagné | first1 = Raymond J.
| last2 = Jaschhof | first2 = Mathias
| publisher = Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA
| url = http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12454900/Gagne_2014_World_Cecidomyiidae_Catalog_3rd_Edition.pdf
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140318153729/http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12454900/Gagne_2014_World_Cecidomyiidae_Catalog_3rd_Edition.pdf
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = March 18, 2014
}}
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Category:Insects described in 1862
Category:Taxa named by Carl Robert Osten-Sacken
Category:Diptera of North America
Category:Gall-inducing insects
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