Sitodiplosis mosellana

{{Short description|Species of fly}}

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| image = Sitodiplosis mosellana (15800104237).jpg

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| genus = Sitodiplosis

| species = mosellana

| authority = (Géhin, 1857)

| synonyms =

  • Cecidomyia mosellana Géhin

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Sitodiplosis mosellana, the wheat midge or orange wheat blossom midge, is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Holarctic, where it is a significant pest of wheat, triticale and rye.{{cite journal|last1=Elliott|first1=B.|last2=Olfert|first2=O.|last3=Hartley|first3=S.|year=2011|title=Management practices for wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin)|journal=Prairie Soils and Crops Journal|volume=4|pages=8–13|url=https://prairiesoilsandcrops.ca/articles/volume-4-2-print.pdf|access-date=2020-04-16|archive-date=2021-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623174108/http://prairiesoilsandcrops.ca/articles/volume-4-2-print.pdf|url-status=dead}}Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988). Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.{{ISBN|81-205-0080-6}} {{ISBN|81-205-0081-4}}Fauna Europaea

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