Dasineura investita
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Dasineura
Hosts: Laportea canadensis
Detachable: detachable
Color: red, white, green
Texture: areola, hairless, succulent
Abundance: frequent
Shape: sphere
Season: Summer
Related:
Alignment: drooping
Walls: thick, false chamber
Location: petiole, upper leaf, leaf midrib, on leaf veins, between leaf veins, flower, stem
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
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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 Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyiinae) From Allegheny County Pennsylvania
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Life History. Smooth oval leaf gall (Fig. 221) on Laportea canadensis. The gall is about 8.0-12 mm long and 4.0-5.0 mm wide. There are two generations a year, the full grown larva from the autumn generation overwinters in the central chamber of the gall.
”- JD Plakidas: (2016) The Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyiinae) From Allegheny County Pennsylvania©
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