Contarinia tiliarum (Kieffer, 1890)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesContarinia tiliarum (a gall midge)
GenusContarinia (a genus of gall midges)
TribeCecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeCecidomyiidi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Contarinia tiliarum (a gall midge) :
1: Contarinia tiliarum (a gall midge)
19 Jun 1999 OSGR: SU28 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Galls on Large Leaved Lime
Image 1: Galled flower budsImage 2: Galled flower buds (2)Image 3: Gall LS showing larvaImage 4: Gall LS showing larvaeImage 5: Gall LS showing larvae (2)Image 6: Gall on terminal bud - close-upImage 7: Galls on leaf midrib - close-upImage 8: Galls on petiole and leaf midrib - close-upImage 9: Galls on petiole and leaf midrib - underside - close-upImage 10: Galls on petiole and terminal bud - close-upImage 11: Galls on petioles - close-upImage 12: Galls on petioles - close-up (2)Image 13: Galls on petioles - growing in sunshine - uppersideImage 14: Leaf spray with galls on twig, petiole, terminal bud and leaf midrib - uppersideImage 15: Leaf spray with galls on twig, petiole, terminal bud and leaf midrib - underside
2: Contarinia tiliarum (a gall midge)
19 Jun 1999 OSGR: SU28 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Galls on Common Lime
Image 1: Galled terminal bud - close-upImage 2: Galled terminal bud - close-up (2)Image 3: Galls on terminal bud

Contarinia tiliarum (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Contarinia tiliarum (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Contarinia tiliarum (a gall midge)
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