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Sagebrush Gall - Rhopalomyia pomum
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Sagebrush Gall - Rhopalomyia pomum
Red Rock Road, Lassen County, California, USA
July 8, 2008
Size: 2-4 cm
Found these large galls on Artemisia tridentata (?). Probably the work of the sponge gall midge (Rhopalomyia pomum)(1)?

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 13 July, 2008 - 12:04am
Last updated 12 August, 2008 - 12:43pm

Moved
Moved from galls.
… Joyce Gross, 12 August, 2008 - 12:43pm

 
Thanks, Joyce!
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… Ken Schneider, 12 August, 2008 - 1:00pm

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