Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908) (Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908))
🦋 Animalia

Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908)

Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908)

Caryomyia thompsoni, the hickory placenta gall midge, is a gall midge species in the family Cecidomyiidae.

Family
Genus
Caryomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908)

Caryomyia thompsoni, commonly known as the hickory placenta gall midge, is a species of gall midge that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae. Its scientific name is Caryomyia thompsoni, originally described by Felt in 1908.

Photo: (c) Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sequoia Janirella Wrens · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Cecidomyiidae › Caryomyia

More from Cecidomyiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Caryomyia thompsoni (Felt, 1908) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store