Didymomyia tiliacea

Didymomyia tiliacea

Description

Didymomyia tiliacea is a gall forming midge found on Lime.  The gall is a woody swelling, most often on upperside, conical above and hemispherical below.  In midsummer a inner gall sticks out from the cone, later falling and leaving a hole in the outer gall which then become covered over. 

Identification difficulty

Gall Adult

Habitat

on Lime trees

UK Status

Uncommon or under-recorded.

VC55 Status

Unknown.

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