It is found in Europe and was first described by the French entomologist, Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1895.

Rabdophaga nervorum forms galls on the midrib of leaves on sallows.

The gall, is an approximately 2–3 mm, spindle-shaped swelling on the underside of the midrib of a leaf.

[2] Rabdophaga nervorum has been found in Finland, France, Germany and Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

This article related to members of the fly infraorder Bibionomorpha is a stub.