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Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge

celticecis aciculata

The Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge is a tiny insect that loves to live on hackberry trees! They create little bumps called galls on the leaves where they make their homes.

Hábitat: Hackberry trees in forests and urban areas.

Aspecto

The Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge is a tiny, mosquito-like fly, typically brown or gray. It has translucent wings and a delicate body, making it hard to spot without careful observation, unlike the spiky galls it creates.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenDipteraFamiliaCecidomyiidaeGéneroCelticecis
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge
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Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge

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Rareza

Common

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Each midge species often creates its own unique gall shape and size!

Imagine a tiny fly that can tell a giant tree exactly how to grow a spiky house!

Sometimes, a single hackberry leaf can be covered with hundreds of tiny midge galls!

These amazing galls protect the midge larvae inside from hungry predators!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Gall Architect

Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge can manipulate hackberry trees to grow protective galls, creating a safe nursery for its larvae.

Habilidad

Chemical Communicator

Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge has specialized chemicals that trick host trees into forming its unique, spiky leaf galls.

Habilidad

Precision Egg-Layer

Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge can precisely lay eggs onto specific hackberry leaf tissues to ensure proper gall formation.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
2-5 mm
Tamaño
1-3 mm
Esperanza de vida
200-300 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Larvae feed on hackberry leaf tissue, while adults typically do not feed during their short lives.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on plant tissue; adults have vestigial mouthparts and may not feed.

Alimentos principales

  • Hackberry leaf tissue
  • Hackberry sap
  • Plant cells

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

larvae feed and develop within its induced leaf galls.

eaten by

Gall Wasp

Torymus tubicola

wasp larvae parasitize midge larvae within the protective gall.

eaten by

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

chickadees may peck open galls to extract the developing larvae.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

adult midges are sometimes caught in spiderwebs while flying.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Gall MidgeHackberry Gall MidgeHackberry Midge

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge?

2-5 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge?

1-3 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge?

200-300 días

¿Qué come Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge?

Larvae feed on hackberry leaf tissue, while adults typically do not feed during their short lives.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge?

Hackberry trees in forests and urban areas.

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge?

6

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