Orseolia oryzivora

African rice gall midge
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Orseolia
Species:
O. oryzivora
Binomial name
Orseolia oryzivora
Harris & Gagné, 1982

Orseolia oryzivora, also called the African rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice crops in Africa.

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