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Hackberry Acorn Gall Midge

Celticecis celtiphyllia

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 5, February 5, March 6, April 24, May 17, June 3, July 3, August 3, September 4, October 4, November 5, December 5.
United States239
Texas60
Ohio35
Canada26
Ontario26
Kansas15
Minnesota14
Kentucky13
Indiana13
Missouri11

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyGall and Forest Midges · Cecidomyiidae
GenusCelticecis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Hackberry Acorn Gall Midge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.