Neolasioptera lycopi (Felt, 1907)

A Gall Midge

Synonyms: Lasioptera lycopi

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Cecidomyiidae

Genus: Neolasioptera

Species: Neolasioptera lycopi

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Neolasioptera lycopi