Willow Pinecone Gall Midge (Rabdophaga strobiloides)

Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, a reference photo — Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Willow Pinecone Gall Midge being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Rabdophaga salicisgnaphalioides

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species: Rabdophaga strobiloides

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