| Mordellistena unicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellistena |
| Species: | M. unicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellistena unicolor LeConte, 1862 | |
Mordellistena unicolor is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862. Larvae feed on gall tissue of the goldenrod gall fly and often consume the fly larvae within the gall as well.
References
- Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015
- Moisset, Beatriz (11 August 2015). "Genus Mordellistena". BugGuide. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Sumerford, Douglas V.; Abrahamson, Warren G. (1 June 1995). "Geographic and Host Species Effects in Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Mortality". Environmental Entomology. 24 (3): 657–662. doi:10.1093/ee/24.3.657. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mordellistena unicolor | |
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