Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Gall Midges and Wood Midges (Cecidomyiidae) » Gall Midges (Cecidomyiinae) » Cecidomyiidi » Cecidomyiini » Hickory Gall Midges (Caryomyia) » Hickory Starburst Gall Midge (Caryomyia asteris)
Photo#457229
Starburst-shaped galls - Caryomyia asteris
Copyright © 2010 Carmen Champagne

Starburst-shaped galls - Caryomyia asteris
Athens/ Sandy Creek Park, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
August 7, 2010
Size: under 1 cm
On hickory... I didn't see anything similar in Charley Eiseman's book.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 21 September, 2010 - 9:55am
Last updated 20 January, 2011 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from Hickory Gall Midges. Dr. Gagné just sent me his monograph on hickory gall midges, published in 2008, where this species is described for the first time.
… Charley Eiseman, 20 January, 2011 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Very neat!
Thanks for following up on this, Charley.
… Carmen Champagne, 27 January, 2011 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gall Wasps.
Nothing like this is pictured in my book, but see the text on p. 389. This is probably an undescribed species of Caryomyia. No cynipids are known to make galls on hickory.
Beautiful galls!
… Charley Eiseman, 18 December, 2010 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Carmen Champagne, 25 September, 2010 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

Probably a Cynipid Wasp
Galls of this shape and color occur on some oaks from the Sierra Nevada in California. According to my field guide they are an unidentified cynipid.
… Ken Collins, 21 September, 2010 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact