Unknown a-alnifolia-pouch-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: white, green
Texture: hairy
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Season: Summer
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Alignment: integral
Walls:
Location: lower leaf, on leaf veins
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Possible Range:i
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Gallformers ID Notes

A simple, elongate pouch gall along the veins of Amelanchier alnifolia, bulging on the underside of the leaf and with a linear slit opening toward the upper side. Covered in white hairs. Observed in Manitoba in June.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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