| Cystiphora sonchi | |
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| Cystiphora sonchi on Sonchus arvensis. Found in Bērzi village near Bauska city, Latvia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Cystiphora |
| Species: | C. sonchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cystiphora sonchi (Bremi, 1847)
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Cystiphora sonchi is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.123 It is native to Eurasia, but has been introduced to North America as a biocontrol of sow thistles.4 The larvae cause small, circular galls on the leaves of the host plants.45 Several species of parasitic wasps use the larvae as hosts.4
This species was first described as Cecidomyia sonchi by Swiss entomologist Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf in 1847.6
References
References
- "Cystiphora sonchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Cystiphora sonchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "Cystiphora sonchi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- Louis S. Hesler; Michael W. Gates; Eric A. Beckendorf (27 November 2020). "New records document Cystiphora sonchi (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and associated parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in the continental United States". Insecta Mundi. 0815: 1–8. ISSN 0749-6737. Wikidata Q130680130.
- "Cystiphora sonchi". gallformers.org. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.