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Insect Cocoon on Witch Hazel tree - Hormaphis hamamelidis
Copyright © 2015 Dawn Slekis

Insect Cocoon on Witch Hazel tree - Hormaphis hamamelidis
Salem, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
September 23, 2015
Size: Approximately 1cm
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Contributed by Dawn Slekis on 20 October, 2015 - 8:50am
Last updated 23 October, 2015 - 9:50am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 October, 2015 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Not a cocoon.

Appears to be a gall of a Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid, Hormaphis hamamelidis.

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Charley should confirm before moving.
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