Caryomyia caryae (Osten Sacken, 1862) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Caryomyia caryae (Osten Sacken, 1862)

Caryomyia caryae (Osten Sacken, 1862)

Caryomyia caryae is a gall midge species that forms distinctive galls on the undersides of hickory leaves.

Family
Genus
Caryomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Caryomyia caryae (Osten Sacken, 1862)

Caryomyia caryae (Osten Sacken, 1862), commonly called the hickory sticky globe gall midge, is a species of gall midge that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae. This species creates small, globular galls with a pointed tip on the undersides of hickory leaves.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Cecidomyiidae Caryomyia

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