Unknown a-altissima-cryptic-petiole-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: brown
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Location: petiole
Form: hidden cell
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missing image of Unknown a-altissima-cryptic-petiole-gall

Gallformers ID Notes

Slight crookedness and slight discoloration on the petiole of Ageratina altissima, internally revealed to contain small cecidomyiid larva. Observed in Iowa in October.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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