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St. Andrews leaf galls on Ilex vomitoria SA_G82 2016 2 - Gyropsylla ilecis
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St. Andrews leaf galls on Ilex vomitoria SA_G82 2016 2 - Gyropsylla ilecis
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
December 7, 2016

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Contributed by Tracy S. Feldman on 7 December, 2016 - 8:26pm
Last updated 8 December, 2016 - 9:02pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls.
… Chris Mallory, 8 December, 2016 - 9:02pm

yaupon psyllid gall
These look like the galls of the Yaupon Psyllid, Gyropsylla ilecis. The nymphs are very small and occur in groups within the galls, if you can get a photo of such I could confirm:
Nymphs:

Adult:
… Chris Mallory, 8 December, 2016 - 4:45am

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