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| Dasineura mali | |
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| Larvae on apple leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Dasineura |
| Species: | D. mali
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasineura mali (Kieffer, 1904)
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Dasineura mali, commonly known as the apple leaf curling midge, apple leaf midge [English],[1] Cécidomyie du pommier [French],[1] Appelbladgalmug [Dutch],[2] or Apfelblattgallen [German],[3]is a species of gall midge belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae, within the order Diptera.[4]
As a member of the family Cecidomyiidae, D. mali is grouped with other gall midges, a diverse selection of very small flies of which some are known for their ability to induce gall formation on host plants.
- ^ a b "Dasineura mali Report". ITIS. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Apple Leafcurling Midge (Dasineura mali)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Carl, KP (1980). Beobachtungen uber die apfelfallmucke, Dasineura mali Keiffer und eine neue Art aus Apfelblattgallen, macrolabis sp (Dipt: Cedidomyiidae) (in German). Berlin, Hamburg/Deutschland. pp. 99–102.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Dasineura mali (apple leaf-curling midge)". CABI Compendium. 2022-01-07. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.17982. Retrieved 2024-05-21.