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Gall and Forest Midges
Cecidomyiidae
Cecidomyiidae (sometimes spelled Cecidomyidae) is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls.
37 branches of this family, most-observed first
Gall Midges
subfamilyCecidomyiinae
Lestremiine Wood Midges
subfamilyLestremiinae
Micromyine Wood Midges
subfamilyMicromyinae
Porricondylinae
subfamilyPorricondylinae
Winnertziinae
subfamilyWinnertziinae
Angeiomyia
genusAngeiomyia
Seriphidomyia
genusSeriphidomyia
Microlasioptera
genusMicrolasioptera
Dracunculomyia
genusDracunculomyia
Catotrichinae
subfamilyCatotrichinae
Callitridiplosis
genusCallitridiplosis
Aridofavilla
genusAridofavilla
Blastodiplosis
genusBlastodiplosis
Arceuthomyia
genusArceuthomyia
Pupascleromyia
genusPupascleromyia
Halocnemomyia
genusHalocnemomyia
Coccodiplosis
genusCoccodiplosis
Silvestrina
genusSilvestrina
Endopsylla
genusEndopsylla
Synepidosis
genusSynepidosis
Prosepidosis
genusProsepidosis
Pterepidosis
genusPterepidosis
Paracolpodia
genusParacolpodia
Parwinnertzia
genusParwinnertzia
Neotetraneuromyia
genusNeotetraneuromyia
Heteropezina
genusHeteropezina
Coccopsis
genusCoccopsis
Colpodia
genusColpodia
Halimodendromyia
genusHalimodendromyia
Orthodiplosis
genusOrthodiplosis
Cordylomyia
genusCordylomyia
Cryptoxylomyia
genusCryptoxylomyia
Pumilomyia
genusPumilomyia
Acerovesiculomyia
genusAcerovesiculomyia
Oxycephalomyia
genusOxycephalomyia
Apagodiplosis
genusApagodiplosis
Dictyomyia
genusDictyomyia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55699.