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Gall Midge reared from Saltbush gall - Asphondylia
Copyright © 2010 Peter Bryant

Gall Midge reared from Saltbush gall - Asphondylia
Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
July 18, 2010
Size: 3.6mm bl

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 18 July, 2010 - 7:50am
Last updated 28 December, 2019 - 5:46pm

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Moved from Asphondylia.
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… John F. Carr, 4 November, 2012 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

Asphondylia sp. female.
Peter, this fly is an Asphondylia sp. female. (Cecidomyiidae). There are nine species of Asphondylia found on saltbush in your region. I refer you to "Plant feeding gall midges of North America" (Gagne 1989). Ray has all the info on that group (pages 173-175).
… John Plakidas, 4 November, 2012 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

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