Asphondylia helianthiglobulus
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Asphondylia
Hosts: Helianthus annuus / Helianthus decapetalus / Helianthus divaricatus / Helianthus giganteus / Helianthus grosseserratus / Helianthus heterophyllus / Helianthus maximiliani / Helianthus mollis / Helianthus neglectus / Helianthus niveus / Helianthus occidentalis / Helianthus petiolaris / Helianthus praecox / Helianthus strumosus / Helianthus tuberosus
Detachable: integral
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Shape: globular
Season: Summer
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Walls: thick
Location: bud, stem
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Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
The plant-feeding gall midges of North America
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Gall globular, succulent, along side or apex of stem...Asphondylia helianthiglobulus Osten Sacken
Galls are variable in size, 5–15 mm in diameter, usually green, occasionally purple. Adults emerge from the galls in summer...Hosts: H. annuus, H. divaricatus, H. grosseserratus, H. heterophyllus, H. mollis, H. neglectus, H. niveus, H. occidentalis, H. petiolaris, H. praecox, H. strumosus, H. tuberosus.
”- Raymond J. Gagne: (1989) The plant-feeding gall midges of North America©
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