Unknown q-prinoides-leaf-curl

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: hairy, hairless
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Season: Summer
Related:
Alignment: integral
Walls:
Location: upper leaf, lower leaf, between leaf veins
Form: leaf curl
Cells: not applicable
Possible Range:i
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Gallformers ID Notes

A downward curling of the leaf of Quercus prinoides, affecting large portions of the leaf. Slightly hairy below, containing cecidomyiid larvae without any particular chamber or cell. Observed in Massachusetts in June.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©


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