Carrot gall mosquito

Carrot gall mosquito
Gall of the carrot gallbladder ( Kiefferia pericarpiicola ) on the wild carrot ( Daucus carota )
Systematics
Subordination : Mosquitoes (Nematocera) Partial order : Bibionomorpha Superfamily : Sciaroidea Family : Gall mosquitoes (Cecidomyiidae) Genre : Kiefferia Type : Carrot gall mosquito
Scientific name
Kiefferia pericarpiicola
( Bremi , 1847)

The carrot gall mosquito ( Kiefferia pericarpiicola ) belongs to the genus Kiefferia within the family of gall gnats (Cecidomyiidae). The scientific name was published in 1847 by Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf .

description

The larva of the carrot gallinaceous mosquito produces a plant gall on the fruits of the wild carrot and other umbelliferae . The galls are initially greenish-yellow and change color from purple to brown. There are up to three orange-colored larvae in the approx. 5 mm large bile.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Taxonomic information on Kiefferia pericarpiicola In: Fauna Europaea
2. ↑ Host plants of the Kiefferia pericarpiicola In: Database of Insects and their Food Plants
3. ↑ ^{a b} Host plants of the Kiefferia pericarpiicola ( Memento of February 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) In: Bladmineerders en plantengallen van Europa

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