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Boxelder Gall Midge in Harford Co., Maryland (6/9/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1038733 - Psn: 164)

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/21/2024). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1023055 - Psn: 166)

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/30/2023). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 797546 - Psn: 174)

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/15/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 576464 - Psn: 175)

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/16/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 784094 - Psn: 175)

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 784092 - Psn: 188)

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Charles Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Boxelder Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2023). (c) Annie Weissman, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 811300 - Psn: 210)

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Contarinia negundinis

Larvae on leaf
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Supertribe:	Cecidomyiidi
Tribe:	Cecidomyiini
Genus:	Contarinia
Species:	C. negundinis
Binomial name
*Contarinia negundinis* Gillette, 1890
Synonyms^[1]
Cecidomyia negundinis Gillette, 1890 Contarinia negundifolia Felt, 1908

Contarinia negundinis, known generally as boxelder gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Other common names include the boxelder bud gall midge and boxelder leaf gall midge.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It is the only North American species that enters diapause during the pupal stage of development. ^[5]