Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Aphidoletes aphidimyza
Midge larva (center) in a pea aphid colony
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily:
Cecidomyiinae
Tribe:
Aphidoletini
Genus:
Aphidoletes
Species:
A. aphidimyza
Binomial name
Aphidoletes aphidimyza
(Rondani, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Aphidoletes basalis Felt, 1908
  • Aphidoletes borealis Felt, 1908
  • Aphidoletes flavida Felt, 1908
  • Aphidoletes fulva Felt, 1908
  • Aphidoletes marginata Felt, 1908
  • Aphidoletes meridionalis Felt, 1908
  • Bremia hamamelidis Felt, 1907
  • Cecidomya aphidimyza Rondani, 1847
  • Diplosis rosivora Coquillett, 1900
  • Phaenobremia doutti Pritchard, 1961

Aphidoletes aphidimyza, commonly referred to as the aphid midge, is a midge whose larvae feed on over 70 aphid species, including the green peach aphid.

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