Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


gouty pitch midge
Cecidomyia piniinopis Osten Sacken, 1862

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gouty pitch midge
Cecidomyia piniinopis
Larva(e)
Scott Tunnock
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gouty pitch midge
Cecidomyia piniinopis
Multiple Life Stages
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Cecidomyia piniinopis
Damage
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gouty pitch midge
Cecidomyia piniinopis
Damage
Kenneth E. Gibson


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Bibionomorpha
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Tribe: Cecidomyiini
Genus: Cecidomyia

Other System Links

ITIS: 124598


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
ponderosa pine resin midge


References

Common Name Reference: Furniss, R.L. and Carolin, V.M. 1977. Western forest insects. U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Misc. Publ. 1339, Wash. D.C., 654 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm