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Tiny larva - Dasineura communis
Copyright © 2012 Karen Loughrey-Richard

Tiny larva - Dasineura communis
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
April 7, 2012
Size: <2 mm

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Contributed by Karen Loughrey-Richard on 7 April, 2012 - 8:57pm
Last updated 16 April, 2012 - 5:22pm

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Thought so! You apparently were seeing gall midge larvae in the process of forming their galls.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 April, 2012 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

Do you have any other shots of this?
It looks to me like it's part of the leaf--a gall that likely shows up as a bump on the underside of the leaf.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 April, 2012 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Sadly no, there were 3 of the
Sadly no, there were 3 of them on the leaf & they were crawling when I lifted the leaf to take the macro shot. I went back the next day to try for better pics & couldn't find them but there were 3 tiny red bumps on the leaf that looked like they may be closed over cocoons.
You can also just make out antennae if you look closely!
… Karen Loughrey-Richard, 15 April, 2012 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Did you get a picture of the bumps?
...and/or do you know what kind of leaf it was?
… Charley Eiseman, 15 April, 2012 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Charley! I've added a coup
Hi Charley! I've added a couple more photos.
… Karen Loughrey-Richard, 16 April, 2012 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I didn't take a photo but I c
I didn't take a photo but I can take a look tomorrow & see if I can find them. The tree was a maple.
… Karen Loughrey-Richard, 15 April, 2012 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

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