Caryomyia deflexipili
Gagne Description 2
Occasional, on Eucarya hickories, but not east of the Appalachians, except for New England and on the Georgia Piedmont; single or dispersed, on lower leaf surface between veins; 2.8-3.7 mm in height, spherical with small umbo at apex; green, becoming tan to brown, surface matte, non-sticky, with short, sparse, white, decumbent hairs not obscuring surface; base with small conical pedicel, leaf irregularly exfoliate surrounding base of gall; wall firm, brittle, uniformly thin, enclosing glabrous, longitudinally ridged larval chamber of same shape as gall. This gall is most similar to that of C. glauciglobus (Fig. 68), which, instead of having a sparse covering of deflexed hairs, is hairless and covered with a bluish bloom.
Gagne Biology Note 2
Pupae exit from the side of the gall in April and May after winter diapause.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
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- BugGuide
- CUIC Insect Images
- Field/Photo ID for Flies
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Guide to Hickory Midge Galls
- Guide to Hickory Midge Galls
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Systema Dipterorum
iNat Map
| Carya | floridana, glabra, laciniosa, myristiciformis, ovata, pallida, texana, tomentosa |
|---|---|
| Texture | hairy |
| Alignment | erect |
| Detachable | yes |
| Location | between veins, lower leaf |
| Walls | thin |
