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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Common Sawflies (Tenthredinidae) » Nematinae » Willow Sawflies and allies (Nematini) » Pontania
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galls? - Pontania
Copyright © 2009 Chris Mallory

galls? - Pontania
El Dorado Nature Center, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 28, 2009
Size: about 5-7mm diameter
I think the plant was some kind of willow... would these be galls of Pontania californica?

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galls? - Pontania galls? - Pontania
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 28 June, 2009 - 7:46pm
Last updated 1 February, 2010 - 3:43pm

Pontania, yes
I don't know these well enough to confirm species though.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 June, 2009 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Salix
This is a willow. More specifically, it is a species with long, narrow leaves that are green on both sides, which could help to narrow down the choices.
… John Pearson, 19 December, 2009 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

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