Family

Cecidomyiidae (Gall and forest midges)

Rabdophaga salicisbatatus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Nematocera (Nematoceran flies)
        Infraorder: Bibionomorpha (Gnats and allies)
        Superfamily: Sciaroidea (Fungus gnats and gall midges)
        Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall and forest midges)
        Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall midges) (9)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall midges)

Family

Cecidomyiidae (Gall and forest midges)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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