Jaapiella cirsiicola
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Jaapiella
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, black
Texture: spiky/thorny
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Cecidomyia longicornis
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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Krissa Klein, who made the first iNaturalist observation of this species, explained how she identified a potentially galled bud: "The galled buds I found were stunted and bent sideways on their stems rather than growing straight up." It is not yet clear whether this species induces a "gall" in the true sense or just damages the bud by feeding.
Whether it will be possible to ID this gallformer from a bud that does not contain visible midge larvae remains to be determined. Krissa was able to find midge larvae on September 30, 2022 when she found and dissected the bud.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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