Maryland Biodiversity Project - Black Locust Gall Midge (Obolodiplosis robiniae)

Black Locust Gall Midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847)

Synonyms: Cecidomyia robiniae.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Cecidomyiidae > Genus Obolodiplosis Black Locust Gall Midge - Obolodiplosis robiniae - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18018

Status:

Native to North America.

Relationships:

This species is a pest that forms leaf margin roll galls on Black Locust.

Records:

There are 45 records in the project database.

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Seasonality:

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A Black Locust Gall Midge larva (inset) and leaf margin galls in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2022). (Photo ID: 702666 - Psn: 22)

A Black Locust Gall Midge larva (inset) and leaf margin galls in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/18/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 612492 - Psn: 35)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/18/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge leaf margin roll galls on Black Locust in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/19/2010). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midges in Washington Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (Photo ID: 176836 - Psn: 80)

Black Locust Gall Midges in Washington Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 183562 - Psn: 115)

Black Locust Gall Midge in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/18/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 612414 - Psn: 178)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/8/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 620134 - Psn: 188)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/8/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 614652 - Psn: 192)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 165520 - Psn: 200)

Black Locust Gall Midge in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

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