Asteromyia c-filaginifolia-cotton-bud-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Asteromyia
Hosts: Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Detachable: integral
Color: white, green
Texture: woolly, leafy
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Season: Summer, Fall
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Location: bud, stem
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Common Name(s): California Aster Cotton Bud Gall
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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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California Aster Cotton Bud Gall
Asteromyia sp.
This bud gall begins formation in spring and matures by late summer and fall. As the gall matures, it develops an outer webbing with a texture similar to wool or cotton. Locally common in Southern California.
Observations of this species are collected in this observation set.
A full series of adults, larvae, and pupae were sent to Raymond Gagne for inspection. He has stated that this gall is caused by an undescribed Asteromyia species with unusual life habits.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) 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 c-filaginifolia-cotton-bud-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
