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Gouty gall

Adelges piceae (Ratzeburg, 1844)

Status not recordedinsects

The gouty gall (Adelges piceae) is a species in the family Adelgidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the gouty gall

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gouty gall live?

Not recorded

Is the gouty gall endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gouty gall classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAdelgidae
  6. genusAdelges
  7. SpeciesAdelges piceae (Ratzeburg, 1844)

Synonyms Chermes picae, Chermes piccae, Chermes piceae, Dreyfusia piceae

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Balsam woolly adelgidEnglish
  • Balsam woolly aphidEnglish
  • Balsam wooly adelgidEnglish
  • Eastern spruce gall aphidEnglish
  • ÆdelgranstammelusDanish
  • TannenstammlausGerman
  • puceron lanigère du sapinFrench
  • ZilversparwolluisDutch
  • Хермес коровый пихтовыйRussian
  • kôrovnica jedľováSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gouty gall

Other species in the same genus Adelges.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gouty gall?

The gouty gall (Adelges piceae) belongs to the family Adelgidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gouty gall (Adelges piceae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gouty-gall

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“Gouty gall (Adelges piceae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gouty-gall.

BibTeX
@misc{gouty_gall_2026,
  title = {Gouty gall (Adelges piceae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gouty-gall},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}