Rabdophaga salicis (Schrank, 1803)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRabdophaga salicis (a gall midge)
GenusRabdophaga (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rabdophaga salicis (a gall midge) :
1: Rabdophaga salicis (a gall midge)
14 Sep 2017 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
yellow-orange larvae in galled twig on Grey Sallow
Image 1: Gall - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Gall - LS - silver backgroundImage 3: Gall - white backgroundImage 4: Leaf spray with gall - top view - white backgroundImage 5: Leaf spray with gall - underside - white backgroundImage 6: Larvae in gall - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Larvae - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Larva in gall - enlarged - silver background

Rabdophaga salicis (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rabdophaga salicis (a gall midge)
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