Maryland Biodiversity Project - Linden Wart Gall Midge (Contarinia verrucicola)

Linden Wart Gall Midge Contarinia verrucicola Osten Sacken, 1875

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Cecidomyiidae > Genus Contarinia Linden Wart Gall Midge - Contarinia verrucicola - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18102

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.

Records:

There are 12 records in the project database.

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Linden Wart Gall Midge on a Basswood leaf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). (Photo ID: 49220 - Psn: 10)

Linden Wart Gall Midge on a Basswood leaf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

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). Photo by miniplane via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Heather via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

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

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

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

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

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