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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Rabdophaga salicisgnaphalioides
Willow Rosette Gall MidgeRabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
Goldenrod Gall FlyEurosta solidaginis
Willow Rose Gall MidgeRabdophaga rosaria
willow beaked-gall midgeRabdophaga rigidae
Cotton-gall TephritidAciurina bigeloviae
Hackberry Petiole Gall PsyllidPachypsylla venusta
Chinese MantisTenodera sinensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,402 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 6,244 |
| Ontario | 3,111 |
| New York | 1,619 |
| Quebec | 1,019 |
| Michigan | 739 |
| Manitoba | 731 |
| Minnesota | 670 |
| Alberta | 670 |
| Colorado | 621 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Gall and Forest Midges · Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus | Willow Gall Midges · Rabdophaga |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Willow Pinecone Gall Midge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.