Contarinia tiliarum
Description
Contarinia tiliarum is a midge that causes galls to form on Lime. The galls are hard globular swellings, 2 to 15 mm across which occur on the petiole, flower stalk or young stem and occasionally extending into the midrib of the leaf or the main vein of the bracteole. It is pale coloured, becoming green and often reddened. It may have one or many chambers each containing a lemon yellow larva.
Identification difficulty
Adult 
Gall 
Habitat
On Lime trees.
When to see it
When Lime is in leaf.
UK Status
Thought to be fairly frequent in Britain, but not well recorded.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland, but may well be under recorded.
Graham CalowWitherley24 June 2015gall on Common Lime
Peter SmithCropston23 June 2014Gall on leaf petiole of Common (?) Lime
Graham CalowWitherley24 June 2015lemon yellow larvae emerging from gall
Graham CalowWitherley24 June 2015gall on Common Lime
Peter SmithBelgrave24 June 2015
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
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- RED = 2020+
- DARK BLUE = 2015-2019
- LIGHT BLUE = pre 2015
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Peter SmithBelgrave24 June 2015
