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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