Dasineura cardaminis (Winnertz, 1853)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura cardaminis (a gall midge)
GenusDasineura (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dasineura cardaminis (a gall midge) :
1: Dasineura cardaminis (a gall midge)
30 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
larvae in galled flowers of Lady Smock
Image 1: Galled flower - highly enlargedImage 2: Galled flower - LS - highly enlargedImage 3: Galled flowers - enlargedImage 4: Galled flower with larvae on 4 May - highly enlargedImage 5: Galled flower with larvae on 4 May - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Larvae on 30 April - highly enlargedImage 7: Larvae on 4 May - highly enlargedImage 8: Larvae on 4 May - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Swollen stamen filament with larvae on 4 May - highly enlarged

Dasineura cardaminis (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dasineura cardaminis (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dasineura cardaminis (a gall midge)
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