Polystepha q-imbricaria-raspberry-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Polystepha
Hosts: Quercus imbricaria
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, red
Texture: hairless
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Shape: globular
Season: Summer, Fall
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Alignment: erect
Walls: thick
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
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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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Irregularly globular Polystepha galls on the lower surface of leaves of Quercus imbricaria, in numbers in the fall. Red-brown in color and surfaced in polygonal sections.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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