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title: "Willow Pinecone Gall Midge"
description: "Rabdophaga strobiloides — Insects & spiders. Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/willow-pinecone-gall-midge
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Willow Pinecone Gall Midge

> Rabdophaga strobiloides — Insects & spiders. Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.

- Scientific name: *Rabdophaga strobiloides*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 14131
- Wikidata: [Q13623301](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13623301)
- iNaturalist taxon: [203866](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203866)

## Names

- en: Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
- fr: Cécidomyie strobilaire

## Countries with the most observations

CA (5560), US (4954)

## Summary

Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.
The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabdophaga_strobiloides

## Photo

![Willow Pinecone Gall Midge](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/willow-pinecone-gall-midge/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97216387

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/willow-pinecone-gall-midge?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).