apple midge
English
Noun
apple midge (plural apple midges)
- (obsolete) A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
- Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.
Synonyms
- apple leaf midge
- Sciara mali
- Molobrus mali
See also
Sciara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sciara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
- apple midge under apple in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913