Caryomyia inclinata
Gagne Description 3
Occasional, locally common but not east of Appalachian Mts, on Eucarya hickories; on lower leaf surface, on veins; length from center of base to tip 3.3-7.0 mm, leaning, irregularly conical, base prolonged and irregularly lobed opposite direction of incline, the apex with short or long taper, digitate when long; sparsely covered with short, white hair not obscuring green, red, to brown surface; base at center flat or tapered to short-conical pedicel; larval chamber basal, green, with longitudinal ridges, remaining gall tissue woody. Galls are most like those of C. ansericollum, but in that species the base is not conspicuously flattened and outspread to one side opposite the direction of the cone.
Gagne Biology Note 3
Between June and beginning August in eastern West Virginia, young and full-grown galls can be found, containing first and second instars, respectively. By the first week of August galls contain either second or third instars. Pupae emerge through the side of the gall near the base.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- 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, resinous dots |
| Alignment | erect, leaning, supine |
| Detachable | yes |
| Location | leaf midrib, leaf veins (including midrib), lower leaf |
| Walls | thick, thin |
