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Hickory Gall Midge - Caryomyia conoidea Habitat: Underside of hickory leaves in a meadow Caryomyia conoidea,Geotagged,Hickory Gall Midge,Summer,United States,caryomyia,galls Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Hickory Gall Midge - Caryomyia conoidea

Habitat: Underside of hickory leaves in a meadow

    comments (4)

  1. Beautiful shot! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks, Lisa! The hickory and oak saplings in this meadow are always covered in galls! Posted 5 years ago
  2. Midge galls we don't get many of in Aus. Posted 5 years ago
    1. We definitely have plenty in the US! Posted 5 years ago

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Caryomyia conoidea is a gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 20, 2020. Captured Aug 17, 2019 09:34 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm