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.
The plant-feeding gall midges of North America
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Enlarged woody bud
Infested buds are woody, with a central cell inhabited by several larvae.
Host: F. rupicola
Distr: Arizona
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value f-rupicola-enlarged-woody-bud on iNaturalist. You can view them here: