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.
Habitat
on Lime trees
UK Status
Uncommon or under-recorded.
VC55 Status
Unknown.
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