| Contarinia negundinis | |
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| Larvae on leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Cecidomyiidi |
| Tribe: | Cecidomyiini |
| Genus: | Contarinia |
| Species: | C. negundinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Contarinia negundinis Gillette, 1890 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Contarinia negundinis, known generally as boxelder gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Other common names include the boxelder bud gall midge and boxelder leaf gall midge. It is the only North American species that enters diapause during the pupal stage of development.
References
- ^ "Contarinia negundinis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "Contarinia negundinis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "Contarinia negundinis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "Contarinia negundinis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- Gagné, Raymond J. (1989). "Biology". The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0801419182.
Further reading
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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| Contarinia negundinis | |
| Cecidomyia negundinis | |
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