Contarinia nasturtii

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Contarinia

Detachable: Integral
Color: green, purple
Texture: hairless
Abundance:
Shape:
Season: Summer
Alignment: integral
Walls: thick
Location: flower, stem
Form: abrupt swelling
Cells:
Possible Range:
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Common Name(s): Swede midge

Synonymy (5)

Name Type Notes
Contarinia tudensis scientific
Contarinia pontevedrensis scientific
Contarinia isatidis scientific
Contarinia gallaica scientific
Contarinia geisenheyneri scientific
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Further Information (2)

Gallformers ID Notes - Gallformers Contributors (2026) [Link]

License: Public Domain / CC0

Plant Parasites of Europe - Willem N. Ellis (2021) [Link]

License: CC-BY

See Also:
iNaturalist BugGuide Google Scholar Biodiversity Heritage Library
Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC • Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC