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What are they? - Rhopalomyia glutinosa
Copyright © 2012 Carol Davis

What are they? - Rhopalomyia glutinosa
Bear River MBR, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
March 22, 2012
These varied in size from a few millimeters to a few centimeters. Are they insect galls? They look like they had just been made and they were all over this one bush. Could be on rabbitbrush but I'm not sure of the shrub - no leaves.

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What are they? - Rhopalomyia glutinosa What are they? - Rhopalomyia glutinosa
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 26 March, 2012 - 3:55pm
Last updated 26 October, 2022 - 11:12pm

Moved
Moved from Rhopalomyia.
… Joshua C'deBaca, 26 October, 2022 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls. These are Rhopalomyia glutinosa, the largest ones of this species that I've seen. I'll add the species page later.
… Joshua C'deBaca, 18 March, 2022 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Carol Davis, 28 March, 2012 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Ericameria galls
Gagne (1) lists two midge galls on Ericameria, and these aren't either of those. At least two species of Gnorimoschema also make galls on Ericameria, but I don't know what they look like. There may be other possibilities too.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 March, 2012 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
Okay
I'll just move these to the Unidentified Galls section. Thanks for your help.
… Carol Davis, 28 March, 2012 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

Shrub is indeed rabbitbrush
... Ericameria nauseosa with characteristic white "felt" on stems.
… John Pearson, 28 March, 2012 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
That narrows it down. I appreciate that.
… Carol Davis, 28 March, 2012 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

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