Iteomyia s-lasiolepis-tube-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Iteomyia
Hosts: Salix lasiolepis
Detachable: integral
Color: pink, red, yellow, green
Texture: areola, hairy
Abundance:
Shape: cylindrical
Season: Summer, Spring
Related:
Alignment: erect, integral
Walls:
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy: 
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.
Plant Galls of the Western United States
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Iteomyia sp. B
Tube-gall midge
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Hosts: Salix lasiolepis
The distinguishing character of these midge galls is the apical hole or depression that develops at the end of each gall.
Range: central coast area of CA
”- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©
Further Information:
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See Also:
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value s-lasiolepis-tube-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
