Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson, 1899)
(Blueberry Gall Midge)

Interactions where Dasineura oxycoccana is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
causes gall of Vaccinium ashei Rabbiteye Blueberry Ericales: Ericaceae Blueberry gall midge found in England, Anon., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura oxycoccana/Dasineura oxycoccanablueberry gall midge Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium ashei/Vaccinium asheirabbiteye blueberry
causes gall of Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry, Highbush Blueberry Ericales: Ericaceae Blueberry gall midge found in England, Anon., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura oxycoccana/Dasineura oxycoccanablueberry gall midge Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium corymbosum/Vaccinium corymbosumblueberry, highbush blueberry
causes gall of Vaccinium macrocarpon American Cranberry Ericales: Ericaceae Blueberry gall midge found in England, Anon., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura oxycoccana/Dasineura oxycoccanablueberry gall midge Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium macrocarpon/Vaccinium macrocarponAmerican cranberry

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2009Blueberry gall midge found in EnglandPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.

Dasineura oxycoccana (Blueberry Gall Midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dasineura oxycoccana (Blueberry Gall Midge) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura oxycoccana (Blueberry 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dasineura oxycoccana (Blueberry Gall Midge)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Collins, D. 2010 Blueberry gall midge, a pest species newly arrived in Britain Plant Clinic News April: 1.

Dasineura oxycoccana (Blueberry Gall Midge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2009 Blueberry gall midge found in England PRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Dasineura oxycoccana (Blueberry Gall Midge):

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