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Purple Sage galls - Rhopalomyia
Copyright © 2015 James Bailey

Purple Sage galls - Rhopalomyia
Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 23, 2015
In the process of trying to rear this. This is one of a few larvae I found inside some younger galls. It seems the aphid is not the answer though, and rather this is a midge gall.

Note the darkened gall, which turns black within a minute of being penetrated.

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Contributed by James Bailey on 24 February, 2015 - 3:19pm
Last updated 7 March, 2015 - 5:24pm

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