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title: "Holm Oak Felt Gall Mite"
description: "Aceria ilicis — Insetti e ragni. Aceria ilicis is a species of mite that causes growths, known as galls, on the leaves of holm oak (Quercus ilex)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/holm-oak-felt-gall-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Holm Oak Felt Gall Mite

> Aceria ilicis — Insetti e ragni. Aceria ilicis is a species of mite that causes growths, known as galls, on the leaves of holm oak (Quercus ilex).

- Scientific name: *Aceria ilicis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1195
- Wikidata: [Q4033248](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4033248)
- iNaturalist taxon: [556479](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/556479)

## Names

- en: Holm Oak Felt Gall Mite

## Countries with the most observations

GB (413), ES (139), FR (102), PT (80), IT (25), GR (17), DE (10), HR (8), IL (5), CH (3)

## Summary

Aceria ilicis is a species of mite that causes growths, known as galls, on the leaves of holm oak (Quercus ilex). It was first described by the Italian naturalist and biologist, Giovanni Canestrini in 1890. It is found in Europe and Turkey.

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

## Photo

![Holm Oak Felt Gall Mite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/holm-oak-felt-gall-mite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Biguzzi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259629385

## Machine access

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