Rhopalomyia e-peregrinus-swollen-deformed-calyx

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Rhopalomyia
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The plant-feeding gall midges of North America

Swollen, deformed calyx...Rhopalomyia sp.
Galls are polythalamous and can severely distort the flower heads. Adults emerged in early August. Host: E. salsuginosus. Distr.: Washington.

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


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