Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Aphidoletes aphidimyza
Midge larva (center) in a pea aphid colony
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily:	Cecidomyiinae
Tribe:	Aphidoletini
Genus:	Aphidoletes
Species:	A. aphidimyza
Binomial name
Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani, 1847)
Synonyms
Aphidoletes basalis Felt, 1908 Aphidoletes borealis Felt, 1908 Aphidoletes flavida Felt, 1908 Aphidoletes fulva Felt, 1908 Aphidoletes marginata Felt, 1908 Aphidoletes meridionalis Felt, 1908 Bremia hamamelidis Felt, 1907 Cecidomya aphidimyza Rondani, 1847 Diplosis rosivora Coquillett, 1900 Phaenobremia doutti Pritchard, 1961

Aphidoletes aphidimyza, commonly referred to as the aphid midge, is a midge whose larvae feed on over 70 aphid species, including the green peach aphid.