Unknown p-spectabilis-bud-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, red, yellow, green
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Gallformers ID Notes

An iNaturalist observation from Riverside County, Calif. in early May shows several pupal skins attached to a fresh-looking P. clevelandii gall. This indicates that the midges pupate in the gall and strongly suggests emergence occurs in April and/or early May.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value p-spectabilis-bud-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
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