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Gall on Cirsium, opened - Urophora cardui
Copyright © 2016 MJ Hatfield

Gall on Cirsium, opened - Urophora cardui
Wyatt Fen, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA
after 2 flies emerged
April 30, 2016: cut open the gall, 2 cells with spent puparia, 1 cell with dead larva

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 8 May, 2016 - 9:43pm

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