Neolasioptera desmodii

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Neolasioptera desmodii is a tiny gall midge that forms stem galls on the pointed-leaved tick-trefoil plant. It belongs to the Cecidomyiidae family of flies (Diptera).

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Neolasioptera
- Species: N. desmodii
- Binomial name: Neolasioptera desmodii (Felt, 1907)
- Synonym: Lasioptera desmodii Felt, 1907

Described by Felt in 1907; it is part of the fly superfamily Sciaroidea.