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Mesquite galls with exuvia - Asphondylia prosopidis
Copyright © 2009 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Joshua S. Rose Ph.D.

Mesquite galls with exuvia - Asphondylia prosopidis
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
May 10, 2009
This photo shows the exuvia from my other pic, plus at least two or three of its siblings.

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Mesquite gall with exuvia - Asphondylia prosopidis Mesquite galls with exuvia - Asphondylia prosopidis
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 14 June, 2009 - 11:23pm

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