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Jap’s-eye Gall Midge - Jaapiella genisticola

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Jap’s-eye Gall Midge Jap’s-eye Gall Midge - Jaapiella genisticola dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 28 Jul 2024, 9:26 p.m. 28 Jul 2024, 4:13 p.m.
Jap’s-eye Gall Midge Jap’s-eye Gall Midge - Jaapiella genisticola dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 28 Jul 2024, 9:26 p.m. 28 Jul 2024, 4:13 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread but local and scattered throughout the UK. Very poorly-recorded. Habitat includes: Anywhere with Dyer's Green-weed (Genista tinctoria) or Broom (Cytisus scoparius) and possibly other closely related plants in places such as meadows, grassy banks, roadside verges, heaths etc.

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