Biology:Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides

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Short description: Species of fly

Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides
Grape filbert gall imported from iNaturalist photo 9721240 on 27 December 2022.jpg
Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides galls
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Ampelomyia
Species:
A. vitiscoryloides
Binomial name
Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides
(Packard, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Felt, 1906 Packard, 1869
  • (Packard, 1869) Cecidomyia vitis coryloides
  • Cecidomyia vitiscoryloides Walsh & Riley, 1869
  • Cecidomyia coryloides Schizomyia vitiscoryloides

Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides, the grape filbert gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It induces galls on grape plants and is widespread in eastern North America.[1][2] It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1869.[1]

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