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Dasineura investita
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Copyright © 2009
mbabuska
Insect Eggs -
Dasineura investita
Turkey Run State Park, Parke County, Indiana, USA
September 3, 2009
Size: 1/8- 1/4 inch diameter
Found attached to the top surface of Wood Nettle leaf, bordering water.
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Contributed by
mbabuska
on 20 September, 2009 - 3:25pm
Last updated 27 February, 2010 - 3:59pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 13 January, 2010 - 9:41pm
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. These are not eggs but galls, caused by a midge in the genus
Dasineura
. The species had not been named yet as of the writing of Gagne 1989
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. If you click the "images" tab you will see some other examples of this type of gall.
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Charley Eiseman
, 20 September, 2009 - 6:13pm
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