Unknown a-rainbowensis-leaf-blister

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: pink, yellow
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Season: Summer
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Alignment: integral
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Location: between leaf veins
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Gallformers ID Notes

An integral blister causing a wide, spreading spot of yellowing on a leaf of Arctostaphylos sp, likely A rainbowensis. Observed in California in August. Contained a wasp pupa, potentially an inquiline or parasitoid of the inducer.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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