Contarinia dipsacearum

Contarinia dipsacearum is a gall midge. The larvae develop in galled flowers of Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis.^[1] Larvae feed on flowers.^[1] They pupate in the soil.^[2]

Contarinia dipsacearum
Larvae of Contarinia dipsacearum in a galled flowerhead of Succisa pratensis.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Contarinia
Species:	C. dipsacearum
Binomial name
Contarinia dipsacearum Rübsaamen, 1921