Wachtliella persicariae (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesWachtliella persicariae (a gall midge)
GenusWachtliella (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 Wachtliella persicariae (a gall midge) :
1: Wachtliella persicariae (a gall midge)
22 Jun 2008 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Galled leaf margin of Amphibious Bistort
Image 1: Galled leaf - top surface - pale backgroundImage 2: Galled leaf - under surface - pale backgroundImage 3: Galled leaves - pale backgroundImage 4: Galled leaves - pale background (2)Image 5: Shoot with galled leaves - pale backgroundImage 6: Larvae in opened gall - magnifiedImage 7: Larva in opened gall - magnifiedImage 8: Larva in opened gall - magnified (2)Image 9: Larva in opened gall - magnified (3)
2: Wachtliella persicariae (a gall midge)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galls on Amphibious Bistort
Image 1: Leaf spray - uppersideImage 2: Leaf spray - undersideImage 3: Leaf upperside - close-upImage 4: Leaf upperside - close-up (2)Image 5: Leaf uppersidesImage 6: Leaf underside - close-upImage 7: Leaf underside - close-up (2)Image 8: Leaf undersides

Wachtliella persicariae (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 Wachtliella persicariae (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Wachtliella persicariae (a gall midge)
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