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Willow Gall - Pontania
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Willow Gall - Pontania
Richmond Green Park, Richmond Hill (N43º53'58.8"W079º23'53.1"elev.195m), York Region, Ontario, Canada
June 18, 2008
Size: 10 mm
One gall cut open to reveal a chamber filled with frass and a single larva. The eyespots suggest a sawfly of some type.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 25 June, 2008 - 11:04pm
Last updated 3 August, 2008 - 3:07pm

Moved
Moved from Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.
… Stephen Luk, 26 June, 2008 - 12:06pm

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