**Abstract**

Jasmine is a well-renowned flower around the world especially in the tropics because of its unique fragrance. *Jasminum sambac, Jasminum auriculatum, Jasminum grandiflorum,* and *Jasminum nitidum* are the four cultivable species of *Jasminum.* Blossom midge, *Contarinia maculipennis* Felt (Cecidomyiidae, Diptera), a dipteran pest, has attained the status of a major pest causing severe economic loss by reducing the marketable quality of the flowers. To compare the lifecycle of the notorious midge in all the cultivable *Jasminum* species, a detailed laboratory study was conducted at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. The observations on life cycle parameters of blossom midge, *C. maculipennis*, revealed that the life cycle consists of egg, maggot, pupa, and adult. The life cycle and duration of each stage are found to be the shortest on *J. nitidum* and the longest on *J. sambac.*

**Keywords:** *Jasminum sambac*, *Jasminum auriculatum*, *Jasminum grandiflorum*, *Jasminum nitidum*, blossom midge
