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Goldenrod Gall Moth, inside gall - Epiblema scudderiana

Goldenrod Gall Moth, inside gall - Epiblema scudderiana
Craggy Rocks, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 27, 2016
It looks as if the silk that covered the emergent hole is continuous with the silk in the gall and perhaps helped to secure the pupa as the moth emerged.

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