Contarinia dipsacearum

Contarinia dipsacearum
Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Contarinia
Species:	C. dipsacearum
Binomial name
Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921

Contarinia dipsacearum is a gall midge. The larvae develop in galled flowers of Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis.^[1] Larvae feed on flowers.^[1] They pupate in the soil.^[2]

References

1. Varga, Sandra; Soulsbury, Carl D.; John, Elizabeth A. (2022). "Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Knautia arvensis". Journal of Ecology. 110 (8): 1970–1992. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13938. ISSN 0022-0477.
2. "Contarinia dipsacearum". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2025.