Asphondylia dondiae

Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Asphondylia
Detachable:
Color: black
Texture: leafy
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Shape: globular
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Location: bud, upper leaf, lower leaf
Form: leaf curl
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The plant-feeding gall midges of North America

Suaeda

Globular, leafy, black bud gall...Asphondylia dondiae Felt

The gall is approximately 5 mm in diameter. The one known specimen of the gall midge was reared in April. Host: S. "multiflora." Distr.: California

[GF note: S. "multiflora." presumedly refers to Dondia multiflora, now listed as a synonym of Suaeda nigra by POWO]

- Raymond J. Gagne: (1989) The plant-feeding gall midges of North America©


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