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title: "Sycamore Felt Gall Mite"
description: "Aceria pseudoplatani — Insects & spiders. Aceria pseudoplatani causes the sycamore felt gall that is found on the leaves of sycamores (Acer pseudoplatanus) or Norway maple (Acer platanoides), and is caused by an acarine gall-mite."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sycamore-felt-gall-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sycamore Felt Gall Mite

> Aceria pseudoplatani — Insects & spiders. Aceria pseudoplatani causes the sycamore felt gall that is found on the leaves of sycamores (Acer pseudoplatanus) or Norway maple (Acer platanoides), and is caused by an acarine gall-mite.

- Scientific name: *Aceria pseudoplatani*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 1517
- Wikidata: [Q16748004](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16748004)
- iNaturalist taxon: [349744](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/349744)

## Names

- en: Sycamore Felt Gall Mite
- de: Bergahornfilzrasen-Gallmilbe

## Countries with the most observations

GB (385), DE (12), CH (10), IE (8), BE (4), DK (4), FR (4), CA (3), NL (3)

## Summary

Aceria pseudoplatani causes the sycamore felt gall that is found on the leaves of sycamores (Acer pseudoplatanus) or Norway maple (Acer platanoides), and is caused by an acarine gall-mite.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceria_pseudoplatani

## Photo

![Sycamore Felt Gall Mite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sycamore-felt-gall-mite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/349744

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sycamore-felt-gall-mite?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).