title: Rabdophaga repenticornua
text: # Rabdophaga repenticornua
  
  Rabdophaga repenticornua is a gall midge which forms galls on the buds of creeping willow (Salix repens).
  
  ## Description
  
  The female fly lays an egg in the bud of Salix repens. The solitary, orange larva feeds within the bud which grows into a 13 mm long, horn-like, reddish tube which tapers to the tip. Development of the larva probably takes two years.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  The gall has been found in Scotland.
  
  