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Gall - Midge (Fly) - Rhopalomyia californica - Rhopalomyia californica
Copyright © 2007 Barry Grivett

Gall - Midge (Fly) - Rhopalomyia californica - Rhopalomyia californica
San Jose/Alumn Rock Park, Santa Clara County, California, USA
January 6, 2007
Size: ~ 1 cm (+/-)
A.k.a. Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) Bud Gall (Midge). Species confirmed by Ron Russo, author of Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States (ISBN 0520248864); see page 238.

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Contributed by Barry Grivett on 27 August, 2007 - 9:18am
Last updated 16 September, 2008 - 7:05pm

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