Family

Gall and Forest Midges

Cecidomyiidae

53 species in our catalog · found in 42 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyCecidomyiidae (Gall and Forest Midges)

Species in this group

Asphondylia auripila

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Mikiola fagi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rabdophaga strobiloides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dryomyia lichtensteinii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura rubiformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asphondylia rosetta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Iteomyia major

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhopalomyia californica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura investita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acericecis ocellaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ctenodactylomyia watsoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Taxodiomyia cupressi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura dielsi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cystiphora sonchi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asphondylia floccosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura frauenfeldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asphondylia foliosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhopalomyia pomum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hartigiola annulipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lasioptera ephedrae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lopesia parimarii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stephomyia eugeniae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhopalomyia medusa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhopalomyia solidaginis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhopalomyia utahensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Walshomyia juniperina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neolasioptera impatientifolia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asphondylia borrichiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura lupinorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polystepha pilulae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asphondylia resinosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rabdophaga rosaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Resseliella liriodendri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Macrodiplosis q-orucum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Harmandiola tremulae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Jaapiella veronicae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pinyonia edulicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calodiplosis parinarii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura eugeniae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asphondylia atriplicis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Iatrophobia brasiliensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dasineura pudibunda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Contarinia petioli

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cecidomyia avicenniae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Asteromyia carbonifera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neolasioptera vernoniae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Asphondylia rudbeckiaeconspicua

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Afrodiplosis tarchonanthi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Wachtliella ericina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Asphondylia clavata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhopalomyia tanaceticolus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Gall and Forest Midges

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 53	~70%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~60%
	Creosote Cone Gall Midge			~10%
	Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge			~10%
	Creosote Leafy Bud Gall Midge			~10%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 53	~60%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~40%
	Creosote Cone Gall Midge			~10%
	Mormon Tea Stem Gall Midge			~10%
	Juniper Urn Gall Midge			~10%
	Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge			~10%
	Tumor Stem Gall Midge			~10%
	Creosote Resin Gall Midge			<5%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 53	~40%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			~10%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
	Wood Nettle Gall Midge			~10%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			~10%
	Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Neolasioptera vernoniae			<5%
	Asphondylia rudbeckiaeconspicua			<5%
4	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 53	~30%
	Beech Gall Midge			~30%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 53	~30%
	Sea Grape Gall Midge			~10%
	Stephomyia eugeniae			~10%
	Asphondylia borrichiae			~10%
	Dasineura eugeniae			~10%
	Cecidomyia avicenniae			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 53	~30%
	Wood Nettle Gall Midge			~10%
	Neolasioptera impatientifolia			~10%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Spot Gall Midge			~10%
	🦋 Macrodiplosis q-orucum			~10%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			<5%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 53	~30%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~20%
	Creosote Resin Gall Midge			~10%
	Creosote Cone Gall Midge			<5%
	Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge			<5%
	Creosote Bush Club Gall Midge			<5%
8	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 53	~30%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			~10%
	Willow Rose Gall Midge			~10%
	Contarinia petioli			<5%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 53	~30%
	Beech Gall Midge			~30%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~30%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			~20%
	Cypress Flower Gall Midge			~10%
11	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 53	~20%
	Dryomyia lichtensteinii			~10%
	Iteomyia major			~10%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 53	~20%
	Black Wattle Gall Midge			~10%
	Rooikrans Gall Midge			~10%
	Afrodiplosis tarchonanthi			<5%
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~20%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~20%
14	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	~20%
	Beech Gall Midge			~20%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~20%
	Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge			~10%
	Lupine Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
16	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 53	~20%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			~10%
17	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	~20%
	Beech Gall Midge			~20%
18	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	~20%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~20%
19	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~20%
	Sponge Gall Midge			~10%
	Sagebrush Medusa Gall Midge			~10%
20	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 53	~10%
	Rooikrans Gall Midge			~10%
	Black Wattle Gall Midge			<5%
	Afrodiplosis tarchonanthi			<5%
21	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
22	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 53	~10%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			~10%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~10%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 53	~10%
	Lopesia parimarii			~10%
	Mobola Stem Gall Midge			~10%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	~10%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			~10%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 53	~10%
	Sea Grape Gall Midge			~10%
26	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 53	~10%
	Rooikrans Gall Midge			~10%
27	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~10%
	Aspen Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
	Germander Speedwell Gall-Midge			~10%
28	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
29	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 53	~10%
	Cystiphora sonchi			~10%
30	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	~10%
	Dasineura frauenfeldi			~10%
31	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~10%
32	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 53	~10%
	Sea Grape Gall Midge			~10%
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 53	~10%
	Sea Grape Gall Midge			~10%
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Sponge Gall Midge			<5%
	Sagebrush Medusa Gall Midge			<5%
35	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	~10%
	Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae			~10%
36	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			~10%
37	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Cotton-Gall Midge			~10%
38	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 53	~10%
	Cystiphora sonchi			<5%
	🦋 Rhopalomyia tanaceticolus			<5%
39	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Pinyon Spindlegall Midge			~10%
40	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 53	~10%
	Iatrophobia brasiliensis			~10%
41	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			~10%
42	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	<5%
	Wachtliella ericina			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 53	~30%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			<5%
	Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Spot Gall Midge			<5%
	🦋 Macrodiplosis q-orucum			<5%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	Neolasioptera impatientifolia			<5%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 53	~30%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			~10%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
	Neolasioptera impatientifolia			<5%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			<5%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	🦋 Macrodiplosis q-orucum			<5%
3	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 53	~30%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
	Cystiphora sonchi			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	Wood Nettle Gall Midge			<5%
	Neolasioptera impatientifolia			<5%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			<5%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			<5%
4	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 53	~20%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			<5%
	Tulip Tree Leaf Spot Gall Midge			<5%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Neolasioptera impatientifolia			<5%
5	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~20%
	Hairy Beech Gall			~10%
	Iteomyia major			~10%
6	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 53	~20%
	🦋 Rhopalomyia tanaceticolus			~10%
	Aspen Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Contarinia petioli			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 53	~20%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Asphondylia rudbeckiaeconspicua			<5%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
8	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 53	~20%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Ocellate Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Wood Nettle Gall Midge			<5%
9	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 53	~20%
	Hairy Beech Gall			~10%
	Germander Speedwell Gall-Midge			<5%
	Iteomyia major			<5%
	🦋 Rhopalomyia tanaceticolus			<5%
10	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 53	~20%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			~10%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			~10%
	🦋 Macrodiplosis q-orucum			<5%
	Neolasioptera vernoniae			<5%
11	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 53	~20%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~10%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
12	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 53	~10%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			~10%
	Sea Grape Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Stephomyia eugeniae			<5%
13	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 53	~10%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~10%
	Cystiphora sonchi			~10%
14	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~10%
	Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge			~10%
15	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			<5%
16	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			<5%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	4 of 53	~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			<5%
	Cystiphora sonchi			<5%
	Dryomyia lichtensteinii			<5%
	Beech Gall Midge			<5%
18	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 53	~10%
	Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge			~10%
	Lupine Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
19	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~10%
	Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge			~10%
20	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~10%
21	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 53	~10%
	Willow Rose Gall Midge			~10%
22	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 53	~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			~10%
	Germander Speedwell Gall-Midge			<5%
23	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 53	~10%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge			<5%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			<5%
24	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
	Hairy Beech Gall			<5%
25	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 53	~10%
	Cystiphora sonchi			~10%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			<5%
26	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			<5%
	Hairy Beech Gall			<5%
27	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Large Creosote Gall Midge			~10%
28	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 53	~10%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
	Neolasioptera vernoniae			<5%
29	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge			~10%
	Tumor Stem Gall Midge			<5%
30	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 53	~10%
	Cystiphora sonchi			~10%
31	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
	Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge			<5%
32	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	~10%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			~10%
33	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Sponge Gall Midge			<5%
	Willow Pinecone Gall Midge			<5%
34	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 53	~10%
	Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge			<5%
	Tumor Stem Gall Midge			<5%
35	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			<5%
	Cystiphora sonchi			<5%
36	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 53	~10%
	Willow Rose Gall Midge			<5%
	🦋 Rhopalomyia tanaceticolus			<5%
37	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
38	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 53	~10%
	Dryomyia lichtensteinii			~10%
39	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
40	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
41	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 53	~10%
	Iatrophobia brasiliensis			~10%
42	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 53	~10%
	Beech Gall Midge			~10%
43	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Cypress Twig Gall Midge			<5%
44	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 53	<5%
	Willow Rose Gall Midge			<5%
45	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 53	<5%
	Willow Rose Gall Midge			<5%
46	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 53	<5%
	Beech Gall Midge			<5%
47	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 53	<5%
	Black Wattle Gall Midge			<5%
48	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
49	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	<5%
	Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae			<5%
50	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 53	<5%
	Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae			<5%
51	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 53	<5%
	Beech Gall Midge			<5%
52	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 53	<5%
	Dryomyia lichtensteinii			<5%
53	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 53	<5%
	Willow Rose Gall Midge			<5%
54	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 53	<5%
	Black Wattle Gall Midge			<5%
55	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 53	<5%
	Oak Leaf Gall Midge			<5%
56	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 53	<5%
	Aspen Leaf Gall Midge			<5%

Gall and Forest Midges

Species in this group

Large Creosote Gall Midge

Beech Gall Midge

Cypress Twig Gall Midge

Willow Pinecone Gall Midge

Dryomyia lichtensteinii

Black Wattle Gall Midge

Creosote Cone Gall Midge

Iteomyia major

Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge

Wood Nettle Gall Midge

Ocellate Gall Midge

Sea Grape Gall Midge

Cypress Flower Gall Midge

Rooikrans Gall Midge

Cystiphora sonchi

Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge

Dasineura frauenfeldi

Creosote Leafy Bud Gall Midge

Sponge Gall Midge

Hairy Beech Gall

Mormon Tea Stem Gall Midge

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

Lopesia parimarii

Stephomyia eugeniae

Sagebrush Medusa Gall Midge

Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge

Cotton-Gall Midge

Juniper Urn Gall Midge

Neolasioptera impatientifolia

Asphondylia borrichiae

Lupine Leaf Gall Midge

Oak Leaf Gall Midge

Creosote Resin Gall Midge

Willow Rose Gall Midge

Tulip Tree Leaf Spot Gall Midge

Macrodiplosis q-orucum

Aspen Leaf Gall Midge

Germander Speedwell Gall-Midge

Pinyon Spindlegall Midge

Mobola Stem Gall Midge

Dasineura eugeniae

Tumor Stem Gall Midge

Iatrophobia brasiliensis

Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge

Contarinia petioli

Cecidomyia avicenniae

Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge

Neolasioptera vernoniae

Asphondylia rudbeckiaeconspicua

Afrodiplosis tarchonanthi

Wachtliella ericina

Creosote Bush Club Gall Midge

Rhopalomyia tanaceticolus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Gall and Forest Midges

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked