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title: "Oak Leaf Gall Midge"
description: "Polystepha pilulae — Insectos y arañas. Polystepha pilulae, the oak leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/oak-leaf-gall-midge
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oak Leaf Gall Midge

> Polystepha pilulae — Insectos y arañas. Polystepha pilulae, the oak leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.

- Scientific name: *Polystepha pilulae*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 13210
- Wikidata: [Q13625692](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13625692)
- iNaturalist taxon: [473390](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/473390)

## Names

- en: Oak Leaf Gall Midge

## Countries with the most observations

US (5678), CA (399)

## Summary

Polystepha pilulae, the oak leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in eastern North America.

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

## Photo

![Oak Leaf Gall Midge](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/oak-leaf-gall-midge/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/378485648

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/oak-leaf-gall-midge?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).