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On Carya texana - Gliaspilota glutinosa
Copyright © 2015 Michael W. Palmer

On Carya texana - Gliaspilota glutinosa
Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
June 3, 2015
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Contributed by Michael W. Palmer on 3 June, 2015 - 9:05pm
Last updated 9 June, 2015 - 8:56am

Moved
Moved from Frass.
On examination of the samples you sent, the purple dots turn out to be the work of G. glutinosa as well (the larvae are still actively feeding).
… Charley Eiseman, 9 June, 2015 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

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Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.
… Charley Eiseman, 4 June, 2015 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

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I'm not sure what made the red dots (not a leafminer), but the brown spot in the lower right was made by a gall midge larva that feeds exposed on the lower leaf surface: Gliaspilota glutinosa.
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