Contarinia s-greggii-leaflet-gall-midge

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Contarinia
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, green
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Location: bud
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Cells: monothalamous
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Common Name(s): Leaflet Gall Midge
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The plant-feeding gall midges of North America

Acacia (acacia)
Swollen bases of joined pairs of leaflets....Contarinia sp.
Each gall contains one larva. Adults were reared in March. Host: A. greggii. Distr.: California.

- Raymond J. Gagne: (1989) The plant-feeding gall midges of North America©


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