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Gall? - Hormaphis hamamelidis
Copyright © 2011 GValHart

Gall? - Hormaphis hamamelidis
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 13, 2011
some type of gall? I turned it over and it seemed like it was almost hollow with what looked like a little silk in it.
Leaf was of a tree of some kind (sorry, I'm terrible at ID-ing trees too!)

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Gall? - Hormaphis hamamelidis Gall? - Hormaphis hamamelidis
Contributed by GValHart on 14 June, 2011 - 12:35pm
Last updated 29 June, 2011 - 4:08pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 29 June, 2011 - 4:08pm

Witch hazel cone gall aphid

The shot of the whole leaf also shows a leaf fold made by a tortricid moth, which I'm trying to raise currently to find out exactly which moth.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 June, 2011 - 7:31pm

Images
Photograph the tree and post the pix. We'll try to ID it, then frass the tree pix.
… John R. Maxwell, 14 June, 2011 - 12:42pm

 
Would take time
Not sure when I'll have a chance to do that, but I do have a shot of a whole leaf if that would help?
… GValHart, 14 June, 2011 - 12:47pm

 
Couldn't hurt
!
… John R. Maxwell, 14 June, 2011 - 12:59pm

 
:)
Added
… GValHart, 14 June, 2011 - 1:02pm

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