Maryland Biodiversity Project - Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge (Caryomyia viscidolium)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge Caryomyia viscidolium Gagné, 2008

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Cecidomyiidae > Genus Caryomyia Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge - Caryomyia viscidolium - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20559

Description:

One of only two Caryomyia galls that occur exclusively on the upper leaf surface of hickories (Carya). Pupes break out of the weak cap at the gall's apex. Adults emerge in April. (BugGuide)

Records:

There are 13 records in the project database.

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Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 214419 - Psn: 32)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jenny Glenn via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, Ph.D., some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 209830 - Psn: 75)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, Ph.D., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 221049 - Psn: 121)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 214422 - Psn: 141)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 851139 - Psn: 145)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 890977 - Psn: 166)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 831501 - Psn: 175)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tonyiajohnson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/2/2023). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 887730 - Psn: 175)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/2/2023). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 656925 - Psn: 188)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Hickory Sticky Ginger Jar Gall Midge in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tonyiajohnson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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