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Hackberry Nipplegall Maker - Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Hackberry Nipplegall Maker - Pachypsylla celtidismamma
Walnut Woods State Park, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
June 10, 2009
Size: ~5 mm tall
Close-up of galls on lower leaf surface.

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Weevil on gall
That weevil is something from the genus Conotrachelus, possibly C. buchanani, which uses Celtis. They are thought to sometimes breed in galls.

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