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Rhopalomyia baccharis gall - Rhopalomyia baccharis
Copyright © 2011 John Callender

Rhopalomyia baccharis gall - Rhopalomyia baccharis
Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
January 17, 2011
Size: length ~8 cm
Image 3/3. Closeup of the emergence hole.

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Contributed by John Callender on 18 January, 2011 - 1:01am

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