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title: "Erlenblattwinkel-Blattmilbe"
description: "Eriophyes inangulis — Insekten & Spinnen. Eriophyes inangulis is a mite that forms the alder vein angle gall."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/alder-vein-angle-gall
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Erlenblattwinkel-Blattmilbe

> Eriophyes inangulis — Insekten & Spinnen. Eriophyes inangulis is a mite that forms the alder vein angle gall.

- Scientific name: *Eriophyes inangulis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 1911
- Wikidata: [Q5389472](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5389472)
- iNaturalist taxon: [520542](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/520542)

## Names

- en: Alder vein angle gall
- de: Erlenblattwinkel-Blattmilbe
- nl: Elzennerfhoekmijt

## Countries with the most observations

GB (730), DE (230), FR (168), NL (85), PL (71), AT (58), RU (53), DK (50), PT (48), FI (42), LT (41), BE (40)

## Summary

Eriophyes inangulis is a mite that forms the alder vein angle gall. It develops in a chemically induced gall; a sub-spherical distortion rising up from the upper surface of the leaves of alder trees Alnus glutinosa along the midrib. Synonyms are Eriophyes laevis inangulis, Phytoptus laevis, and Cephaloneon pustulatum.

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

## Photo

![Erlenblattwinkel-Blattmilbe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/alder-vein-angle-gall/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236504394

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/alder-vein-angle-gall?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).