Dasineura trifolii

Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Dasineura
Detachable: integral
Color: pink, red, purple
Texture: hairless, succulent
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The plant-feeding gall midges of North America

Dasineura trifolii

Leaflet folded and swollen along midvein.
Several generations occur per year.
This species originated in Europe and was recognized in North America in 1879.

Hosts: T. pratense, T. repens

Distr: Massachusetts to Maryland, west to Nebraska; Europe.

- Raymond J. Gagne: (1989) The plant-feeding gall midges of North America©


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