Tephritis subpura
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Tephritidae | Genus: Tephritis
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Location: stem
Form: tapered swelling
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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.
Descriptions of some Native Trypetid Flies with Notes on their Habits
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(as Trupanea (Tephritoides) subpura)
The larvae feed in the tender growing stems of Baccharis glomeruliflora, tunneling out as much as an inch of stem and usually, but not always, forming slight swellings.
”- Foster H. Benjamin: (1934) Descriptions of some Native Trypetid Flies with Notes on their Habits©
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