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title: "Sycamore Felt Gall Mite"
description: "Aceria pseudoplatani — Insecten en spinnen. 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/nl/animal/sycamore-felt-gall-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sycamore Felt Gall Mite

> Aceria pseudoplatani — Insecten en spinnen. 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` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- 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=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).