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title: "Ash Key Gall Mite"
description: "Aceria fraxinivora — Insetti e ragni. Aceria fraxinivora, also known as the cauliflower gall mite and the ash key gall, causes the growths, known as galls, found on the hanging seeds or \"keys\" of the ash (Fraxinus) species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ash-key-gall-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Ash Key Gall Mite

> Aceria fraxinivora — Insetti e ragni. Aceria fraxinivora, also known as the cauliflower gall mite and the ash key gall, causes the growths, known as galls, found on the hanging seeds or "keys" of the ash (Fraxinus) species.

- Scientific name: *Aceria fraxinivora*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1469
- Wikidata: [Q50363814](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50363814)
- iNaturalist taxon: [857059](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/857059)

## Names

- en: Ash Key Gall Mite
- de: Eschengallmilbe
- fr: Phytopte du frêne
- pl: Szpeciel jesionowiec

## Countries with the most observations

GB (363), DE (119), FR (75), AT (64), ES (44), CZ (30), PL (19), NL (15), BE (12), HU (12), DK (10), UA (9)

## Summary

Aceria fraxinivora, also known as the cauliflower gall mite and the ash key gall, causes the growths, known as galls, found on the hanging seeds or "keys" of the ash (Fraxinus) species.

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

## Photo

![Ash Key Gall Mite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ash-key-gall-mite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306733183

## Machine access

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