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Dasineura urticae

Synonyms: Cecidomyia urticae (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The nettle pouch gall develops in leaf veins, leaf petioles, flower stalks and sometimes the stem of Urtica dioica and Urtica urens. This structure is caused by the gall midge or gnat Dasineura urticae, also spelled Dasyneura urticae. Synonyms are Perrisia urticae and Cecidomyia urticae.
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Urtica dioica (California nettle)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Bracon epitriptus[1]
Platygaster demades[1]
Torymus chloromerus[1]
Torymus flavipes[1]
Torymus microstigma[1]

Providers

Parasite of 
Urtica dioica (California nettle)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0