Walshomyia j-osteosperma-cone-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Walshomyia
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, orange, green
Texture: honeydew, glaucous, spiky/thorny
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Shape: conical, cluster
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Location: bud
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Common Name(s): Cone Gall Midge (Walshomyia sp. B), Juniper Cone Gall Midge
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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.
Gallformers ID Notes
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Cone Gall Midge
*Walshomyia sp. B (Russo)
Closed-bract cone-shaped bud galls occurring on several species of Juniper in the Western US. Galls are 20mm across and are often clustered. Green when fresh and brown with age.
Fresh galls have been observed in Mono County, CA on June 20, 2020 and can be seen here and here. Galls have also been observed in Oregon in May.
Hosts:
Juniperus occidentalis
Juniperus californica
Juniperus osteosperma (syn. Juniperus utahensis)
- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value j-osteosperma-cone-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
