North American Maple Gallformers

A portion of what aspires to be a complete catalog of plant galls in North America, starting with every gall known to occur on maples. Sources available here: https://bit.ly/2xc9vq3

Aceria calaceris ¹

Crimson Erineum Mite ²
Aceria elongata

Aceria modesta ³

Aceria aceris ⁴
Eriophyes aceris

Aceria major ⁵

Aculus minutissimus ⁶

box elder pouch gall mite ¹
Aceria negundi

maple bladdergall mite ⁷
Vasates quadripedes

Maple Spindle Gall Mite ⁸
Vasates aceriscrumena

Aceria marshalli

Aceria myriadeum ⁹

Boxelder Twig Borer Moth
Proteoteras willingana

box elder gall midge ⁷
Contarinia negundinis

Dasineura communis ¹⁰

Ocellate Gall Midge ¹¹
Acericecis ocellaris

Maple Callus Borer Moth
Synanthedon acerni

American Tar Spot ¹²
Rhytisma americanum

Black Tar Spot ¹³
Rhytisma acerinum

Xylotrechus aceris

Speckled Tar Spot ¹⁴
Rhytisma punctatum

Maple Clearwing Moth
Synanthedon acerrubri

Maple Twig Borer Moth
Proteoteras aesculana

Aculus quinquilobus

Phyllocoptruta rubigator

Cecidophyes naulti

Aceria spicati ¹⁵

Dasineura aceris

Dasineura rileyana

Cryptophyllaspis liquidambaris

Rhyncaphytoptus magnificus

Contarinia on Acer negundo ¹⁶
Contarinia

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North American Maple Gallformers

Crimson Erineum Mite 2 Aceria elongata

Aceria aceris 4 Eriophyes aceris

box elder pouch gall mite 1 Aceria negundi

maple bladdergall mite 7 Vasates quadripedes

Maple Spindle Gall Mite 8 Vasates aceriscrumena

Boxelder Twig Borer Moth Proteoteras willingana

box elder gall midge 7 Contarinia negundinis

Ocellate Gall Midge 11 Acericecis ocellaris

Maple Callus Borer Moth Synanthedon acerni

American Tar Spot 12 Rhytisma americanum

Black Tar Spot 13 Rhytisma acerinum

Speckled Tar Spot 14 Rhytisma punctatum

Maple Clearwing Moth Synanthedon acerrubri

Maple Twig Borer Moth Proteoteras aesculana

Contarinia on Acer negundo 16 Contarinia