Ocellate gall midge
- French common name: Cécidomyie ocelligène
- Scientific name: Acericecis ocellaris (Osten Sacken)
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
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Partial list of synonyms:
- Cecidomyia ocellaris Osten Sacken
Distribution
- Eastern Canada
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Diet and feeding behaviour
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Phyllophagous:
Feeds on the leaves of plants.
- Gall-forming: Induces the formation of galls and feeds on their tissues.