Rhopalomyia e-nauseosa-purple-cone-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Rhopalomyia
Hosts: Ericameria nauseosa
Detachable: detachable
Color: green, purple
Texture: hairless, spiky/thorny
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Shape: conical
Season: Spring
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Location: stem
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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.
Plant Galls of the Western United States
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Rhopalomyia sp. A.
Spiny-cone Gall Midge
The flat top and green, pointed, recurved bracts, which are sparsely arranged along the sides, distinguish this gall.
”- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©
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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value e-nauseosa-purple-cone-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
