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Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
willow rosette gall midge, willow cabbage gall midge
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides is a gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae that induces rosette or cabbage-like galls on willow species. Its larvae develop within these galls and overwinter inside them. The species has been observed in association with mutualistic interactions involving Formica neoclara ants and Chaitophorus aphids on its host plant Salix exigua.