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.
Gallformers ID Notes
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An enlarged bud of Quercus falcata or phellos, containing many orange midge larvae. Observed in Alabama and North Carolina in late October.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-falcata-swollen-bud on iNaturalist. You can view them here: