Grape Filbert Gall

Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides (Packard)

Synonyms

Schizomyia vitiscoryloides

<em>Schizomyia vitiscoryloides</em> galls on a wild grape in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/9/2010). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 45563 - Psn: 20)

Schizomyia vitiscoryloides galls on a wild grape in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/9/2010). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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Grape Filbert Galls in Washington Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 305051 - Psn: 20)

Grape Filbert Galls in Washington Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Galls in Washington Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 305052 - Psn: 20)

Grape Filbert Galls in Washington Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Gall (<em>Schizomia vitiscoryloides</em>) in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2013). Raeven Davis notes:

Grape Gall (Schizomia vitiscoryloides) in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2013). Raeven Davis notes: "4 days later - slight increase in size, but not shape; color has deepened."

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Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 305101 - Psn: 52)

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 305098 - Psn: 54)

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/9/2021). (c) suprof2021, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 430797 - Psn: 54)

Grape Filbert Gall in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/9/2021). (c) suprof2021, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 305103 - Psn: 55)

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 305099 - Psn: 56)

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 305100 - Psn: 76)

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/16/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 452208 - Psn: 132)

Grape Filbert Gall in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/16/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2021). (c) Whitni Brown, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 420278 - Psn: 142)

Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2021). (c) Whitni Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 414240 - Psn: 145)

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/12/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 476418 - Psn: 155)

Grape Filbert Gall in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/12/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 685459 - Psn: 165)

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/1/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 612954 - Psn: 170)

Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/1/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 634327 - Psn: 175)

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 762882 - Psn: 178)

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1285743 - Psn: 178)

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/20/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1198044 - Psn: 200)

Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/20/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/19/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1339055 - Psn: 200)

Grape Filbert Gall in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/19/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) (Photo ID: 1379792 - Psn: 200)

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Schizomyia vitiscoryloides galls on a wild grape in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/9/2010). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Grape Filbert Galls in Washington Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Grape Filbert Galls in Washington Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Grape Gall (Schizomia vitiscoryloides) in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2013). Raeven Davis notes: "4 days later - slight increase in size, but not shape; color has deepened." Media by Raeven Davis.

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Michael Ellis via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Michael Ellis via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/9/2021). (c) suprof2021, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by suprof2021 via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Michael Ellis via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Michael Ellis via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Michael Ellis, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Michael Ellis via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/16/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2021). (c) Whitni Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by creepthecreek via iNaturalist.

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/12/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by John Hall.

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/1/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/20/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/19/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Grape Filbert Gall in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2025). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

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Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides

Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides galls
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Ampelomyia
Species:	A. vitiscoryloides
Binomial name
*Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides* (Packard, 1869)
Synonyms
Cecidomyia vitiscoryloides Packard, 1869 Cecidomyia vitis coryloides Walsh & Riley, 1869 Cecidomyia coryloides Felt, 1906 Schizomyia vitiscoryloides (Packard, 1869)

Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides, the grape filbert gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It induces galls on grape plants and is widespread in eastern North America.^[1]^[2] It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1869.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
^ Ayman Khamis Elsayed; Nami Uechi; Junichi Yukawa; Makoto Tokuda (14 February 2019). "Ampelomyia, a new genus of Schizomyiina (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) associated with Vitis (Vitaceae) in the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions, with description of a new species from Japan". The Canadian Entomologist. 151 (02): 149–162. doi:10.4039/TCE.2018.69. ISSN 0008-347X. Wikidata Q104458634.

Taxon identifiers
Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides	Wikidata: Q115899057 GBIF: 11192215 iNaturalist: 940394
Schizomyia vitiscoryloides	Wikidata: Q13621749 BioLib: 805166 BugGuide: 484985 EoL: 739222 GBIF: 1595848 iNaturalist: 424561 ITIS: 124548 Open Tree of Life: 4481909

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