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Rabdophaga (Willow gall midges)

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

Rabdophaga is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of Rabdophaga gall willows (Salix sp.); one exception is R. giraudiana which galls the stems of poplars (Populus sp.).

— Wikipedia