Polystepha pilulae (Beutenmüller, 1892) is a animal in the Cecidomyiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Polystepha pilulae (Beutenmüller, 1892)
Polystepha pilulae midge larvae form characteristic 3–4 mm galls on upper leaf surfaces of red oaks.
Polystepha pilulae is a species of midge. The larvae of this midge induce circular galls that develop between veins on the upper surface of oak leaves belonging to the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae). These galls can be either flat or convex in shape, have thick walls, and are reddish-brown in color. They measure 3 to 4 millimeters in diameter.
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Lasioptera ephedrae Cockerell, 1898
Dasineura salicifoliae (Osten Sacken, 1866)
Resseliella clavula (Beutenmüller, 1892)
Parallelodiplosis subtruncata (Felt, 1907)
Celticecis pubescens (Patton, 1897)
Schizomyia racemicola (Osten Sacken, 1862)
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