Genus

Rhopalomyia

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

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Rhopalomyia is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 220 described species in Rhopalomyia.

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)
        Supertribe: Lasiopteridi
        Tribe: Oligotrophini
        Genus: Rhopalomyia
        Species: Rhopalomyia californica (Coyote brush bud gall midge)
        Species: Rhopalomyia baccharis (Baccharis stem gall midge)

Subtaxa

Species: Rhopalomyia californica (Coyote brush bud gall midge)

Species: Rhopalomyia baccharis (Baccharis stem gall midge)

Where in Humboldt

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