Unknown a-altissima-hairy-bud-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: green
Texture: pubescent, hairy
Abundance:
Shape: globular
Season:
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Alignment:
Walls: thin
Location: bud
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Gallformers ID Notes

A gall covered with hairs on the buds of Ageratina altissima. The gall is thin-walled, crinkly and green. They contain two to three small white cocoons containing the midge larva. Observed in Ohio in September.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©


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