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Yaupon leaf gall - Gyropsylla ilecis
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Yaupon leaf gall - Gyropsylla ilecis
Torreya State Park, Liberty County, Florida, USA
February 23, 2017
I think these galls on this yaupon shrub (Ilex vomitoria) are the work of yaupon psyllids, Gyropsylla ilicis, but I cannot find good pictures online to confirm. Are there any other insects that make galls on this species?
Contributed by botanicalmoment on 6 April, 2017 - 1:53pm
Last updated 25 January, 2019 - 8:20am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 January, 2019 - 8:20am

Yaupon leaf gall
Gyropsylla ilicis is the only species known to make these kind of galls on Ilex vomitoria, so you are correct.
… Matthew Borden, 25 January, 2019 - 7:51am

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