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Resseliella tulipiferae
Resseliella tulipiferae is a gall midge species in the family Cecidomyiidae, first described by Osten Sacken in 1862. It belongs to the genus Resseliella, which includes several species associated with woody plants. The species epithet "tulipiferae" indicates an association with tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera). Unlike the recently described congener Resseliella maxima, which is a significant agricultural pest of soybean, R. tulipiferae appears to be associated with native forest trees rather than cultivated crops.