Pilodiplosis helianthibulla

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Pilodiplosis

Hosts: Helianthus annuus / Helianthus decapetalus / Helianthus divaricatus / Helianthus grosseserratus / Helianthus maximiliani / Helianthus spp / Helianthus strumosus / Helianthus tuberosus

Detachable: Integral

Color: green

Texture: pubescent, hairy

Abundance:

Shape: globular, sphere

Season: Summer

Alignment: integral

Walls:

Location: bud, upper leaf, between leaf veins

Form: leaf blister

Cells:

Possible Range:

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Common Name(s): Sawtooth Sunflower Midge

Synonymy (2)

Name	Type	Notes
Cecidomyia helianthibulla	scientific
Hormomyia bulla	scientific

Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.

Further Information (3)

Gallformers ID Notes - Gallformers Contributors (2026) [Link]

License: Public Domain / CC0

Cecidomyiidae of Helianthus: taxonomy, hosts and distribution - C.E. Rogers, T.E. Thompson, R.J. Gagne (1979) [Link]

The plant-feeding gall midges of North America - Raymond J. Gagne (1989) [Link]