Contarinia c-verrucosus-leaf-pouch-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Contarinia
Hosts: Ceanothus cuneatus / Ceanothus verrucosus
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, green, purple
Texture: succulent
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Season: Spring
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Location: leaf midrib, between leaf veins
Form: pocket
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Common Name(s): Ceanothus Leaf Pouch 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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Ceanothus Leaf Pouch Gall
Spring gall occurring on the leaves of Wart-stemmed Ceanothus. Fresh galls are green and cause the leaves to swell slightly and fold inward, eventually sealing off where the leaf margins come together, forming the shape of a coin purse or pouch. As the gall develops, the bottom begins to turn dark reddish-brown.
Galls of this species were collected in San Diego, CA. Reared adults emerged in May and were examined by Raymond Gagné who confirmed the presence of both males and females.
Host:
Ceanothus verrucosus
- 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 c-verrucosus-leaf-pouch-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
