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Gall on puccoon (Lithospermum sp.) - Neolasioptera species-on-lithospermum
Copyright © 2015 John van der Linden

Gall on puccoon (Lithospermum sp.) - Neolasioptera species-on-lithospermum
Black Hawk Point WMA, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2015
MJ Hatfield and I have been noticing these stem galls on puccoon (Lithospermum sp.; L. canescens, I think) in remnant prairies in northeastern IA. This one is from 2015 and the one below is from 2014. I have never found them in abundance -- in fact, usually I only find one or two on any particular prairie -- so I have been reluctant to destroy one to get an idea of what's inside (e.g., moth vs. fly). Anyone have more information?

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Contributed by John van der Linden on 20 August, 2015 - 1:56pm
Last updated 1 January, 2017 - 5:09pm

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Moved from Lithospermum (puccoon) galls.
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