Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Aphidoletes aphidimyza
	Midge larva (center) in a pea aphid colony
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily:	Cecidomyiinae
Tribe:	Aphidoletini
Genus:	Aphidoletes
Species:	A. aphidimyza
Binomial name
	Aphidoletes aphidimyza; (Rondani, 1847)
Synonyms
	Aphidoletes basalis Felt, 1908; Aphidoletes borealis Felt, 1908; Aphidoletes flavida Felt, 1908; Aphidoletes fulva Felt, 1908; Aphidoletes marginata Felt, 1908; Aphidoletes meridionalis Felt, 1908; Bremia hamamelidis Felt, 1907; Cecidomya aphidimyza Rondani, 1847; Diplosis rosivora Coquillett, 1900; Phaenobremia doutti Pritchard, 1961;

Aphidoletes aphidimyza, commonly referred to as the aphid midge, is a midge whose larvae feed on over 80 aphid species, including the green peach aphid.^[1]^[2]

^ Junichi Yukawa; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Kuniyuki Mizota; Osamu Setokuchi (1998). "Distribution and host range of an aphidophagous species of Cecidomyiidae, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera), in Japan". Applied Entomology and Zoology. 33 (1): 185–193. doi:10.1303/AEZ.33.185. ISSN 0003-6862. Wikidata Q130486764.
^ Sarah E Jandricic; Stephen P Wraight; Dave R Gillespie; John P Sanderson (14 December 2016). "Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions". Insects. 7 (4). doi:10.3390/INSECTS7040075. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 5198223. PMID 27983620. Wikidata Q37542779.

[Yukawa_et_al_1998-1] Junichi Yukawa; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Kuniyuki Mizota; Osamu Setokuchi (1998). "Distribution and host range of an aphidophagous species of Cecidomyiidae, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera), in Japan". Applied Entomology and Zoology. 33 (1): 185–193. doi:10.1303/AEZ.33.185. ISSN 0003-6862. Wikidata Q130486764.

[Jandricic_et_al_2016-2] Sarah E Jandricic; Stephen P Wraight; Dave R Gillespie; John P Sanderson (14 December 2016). "Biological Control Outcomes Using the Generalist Aphid Predator Aphidoletes aphidimyza under Multi-Prey Conditions". Insects. 7 (4). doi:10.3390/INSECTS7040075. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 5198223. PMID 27983620. Wikidata Q37542779.

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