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Lonicerae lonicera
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Copyright © 2011
Peter Bryant
Cecidomyiid hatched from Honeysuckle Gall -
Lonicerae lonicera
Maple Springs trail, Orange County, California, USA
March 18, 2011
Size: 3.8mm bl; Gall 1.6x1.2cm
Sorry, earlier measurements were wrong
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Contributed by
Peter Bryant
on 24 March, 2011 - 9:38am
Last updated 13 September, 2016 - 7:55pm
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v belov
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Not quite sure what to make of this...
Ron Russo's book might have more up-to-date information, but Gagne
(
1
)
lists the following options for swollen
Lonicera
buds, and says "it is unclear from their descriptions how the galls differ."
*
Contarinia
sp. - The bud is lobulate, 7-13 mm in diameter, and has short, brownish down. Known from British Columbia.
*
Rhopalomyia lonicera
- The enlarged bud is 1-1.5 cm long and flared apically. Reared from
Lonicera subspicata
in California.
* "A cecidomyiid" - The bud is irregular, 2-2.5 cm long. This record is taken from Felt
(
2
)
, and no specimens were kept; the recorded host is
Lonicera ciliosa
.
Your gall is even bigger than the biggest of these, and it seems like it could be described as "lobulate," "flared apically," or "irregular." I assume you're sending the adult for barcoding... it will be interesting to see what they say.
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Charley Eiseman
, 24 March, 2011 - 5:25pm
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