Linden Wart Gall Midge on a Basswood leaf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2016).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 396160 - Psn: 111)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/11/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 434987 - Psn: 155)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/11/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge galls in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1023063 - Psn: 166)

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1152485 - Psn: 166)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) miniplane, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 841238 - Psn: 168)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) miniplane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 581122 - Psn: 172)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 824738 - Psn: 175)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/21/2023). (c) Heather, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 806514 - Psn: 178)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/21/2023). (c) Heather, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 565163 - Psn: 184)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 587247 - Psn: 184)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) miniplane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Linden Wart Gall Midge in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1055646 - Psn: 188)

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Description

Larvae develop in warty galls on leaves, twigs, and fruit of American and European lindens (Tilia spp.) (BugGuide).

Relationships

Found on American and European Lindens including American Basswood.

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Linden Wart Gall Midge on a Basswood leaf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/11/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) miniplane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by miniplane via iNaturalist.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/21/2023). (c) Heather, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by Heather via iNaturalist.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) miniplane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by miniplane via iNaturalist.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Linden Wart Gall Midge in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Source: Wikipedia

Contarinia verrucicola

Leaf galls caused by Contarinia verrucicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Contarinia
Species:	C. verrucicola
Binomial name
*Contarinia verrucicola* (Osten Sacken, 1875)
Synonyms
Cecidomyia verrucicola Osten Sacken, 1875

Contarinia verrucicola, known generally as the linden wart gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.^[1]^[2]