Chamaediplosis rugosa
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Chamaediplosis
Hosts: Cupressus arizonica
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, red
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Season: Spring
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Location: bud
Form: hidden cell
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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.
A new nearctic species of Contarinia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) recently introduced into Hawaii on Cupressus (Cupressaceae)
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The buds do not elongate and the larvae remain covered by the apparently unmodified bud scales. The branch tips turn brown and die when the larvae cease feeding. The larva pupates in the bud and adults emerge a short time later. Both species are multivoltine.
β- Raymond J. Gagne: (1986) A new nearctic species of Contarinia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) recently introduced into Hawaii on Cupressus (Cupressaceae)Β©
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