Dasineura aceris (Shimer, 1868)
(Maple Gall (Causer))

Interactions where Dasineura aceris is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
causes gall of live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Acer rubrum Red Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura aceris/Dasineura acerismaple gall (causer) Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer rubrum/Acer rubrumred mapleliveleafMajor
causes gall of live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura aceris/Dasineura acerismaple gall (causer) Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer saccharinum/Acer saccharinumsilver mapleliveleafMajor
causes gall of live leaf UK/IrelandMinor Acer x freemanii cv Armstrong Freeman Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura aceris/Dasineura acerismaple gall (causer) Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer x freemanii cv Armstrong/Acer x freemanii cv ArmstrongFreeman MapleliveleafMinor

Dasineura aceris (Maple Gall (Causer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dasineura aceris (Maple Gall (Causer) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura aceris (Maple Gall (Causer))
GenusDasineura (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dasineura aceris (Maple Gall (Causer)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Wurzell, B. Personal Communication

Dasineura aceris (Maple Gall (Causer) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dasineura aceris (Maple Gall (Causer):

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