Gall Gnat Larvae
Feeding on Meadowsweet
(Spiraea alba
& S. latifolia)
| Midge & Gall Gnat Species | ||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Symptomatology |
| Clinodiplosis clarkei Felt 1911 |
Clustered Bud Gall Gnat | Stem-top clusters |
| Clinodiplosis spiraeaflorae Felt 1907 | Spiraea Flower Midge | Enlarged reddening flowers |
| Clinodiplosis
spiraeina Felt 1911 |
Gall Gnat sp. | Oval brown bud galls |
| Contarinia clarkei
Felt 1908 |
Spiraea Bud Gall Gnat | Round bud galls |
| Contarinia spiraeina Felt 1911 |
Spiraea Cabbage Gall Gnat | Spiny lettuce-like galls on top of stems |
| Dasineura salicifoliae Osten Sacken 1866 |
Spiraea Pod Gall Gnat | Swollen leaves along midveins |
| Lasioptera spiraeafolia Felt 1909 |
Gall Gnat sp. | Yellowish brown leaf blisters |
| Parallelodiplosis spirae Felt 1909 |
Gall Gnat sp. | Rolled leaf margins |
Scientific names have been updated. For further discussion, see:
Eastman, John (1995) Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers
of Eastern Freshwater Wetlands. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books.