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Cecidomyiinae, leaf gall on Daisy Fleabane, upper side of leaf - Asteromyia modesta
Copyright © 2017 MJ Hatfield

Cecidomyiinae, leaf gall on Daisy Fleabane, upper side of leaf - Asteromyia modesta
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017: collected a purple splotched leaf of Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annuus. Galls were pretty inconspicuous although one could feel a bump in the leaf when running the leaf gently between 2 fingers
July 31, 2017: 1 adult, wing crumpled and abdomen distorted, later (no exact date) a second adult

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 22 December, 2017 - 1:59pm
Last updated 23 December, 2017 - 8:21am

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