Procecidochares utilis
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Tephritidae | Genus: Procecidochares
Hosts: Ageratina adenophora
Detachable: integral
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Location: stem
Form: tapered swelling, abrupt swelling
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Common Name(s): Eupatorium gall fly
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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.
Plant Parasites of Europe
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PARASITE
Conspicuous stem galls.
HOST PLANTS
Asteraceae, monophagous
Ageratina adenophora.
Central American species, introduced in Madeira [and Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, China, Nepal and India] for the biological control of [Ageratina adenophora]
”- Willem N. Ellis: (2021) Plant Parasites of Europe©
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