Family

Cecidomyiidae (Gall and forest midges)

Neolasioptera lupini. Photo: (c) Cat Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cecidomyiidae (sometimes spelled Cecidomyidae) is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls.

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Subtaxa

Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall midges)

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