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Insect related? - Rhopalomyia inquisitor-maybe
Copyright © 2012 Joe Zito

Insect related? - Rhopalomyia inquisitor-maybe
Cedar Rapids/ICNC, Linn County, Iowa, USA
May 22, 2012
Size: 7mm
growing from or attached to upper surface of goldenrod leaf
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 22 May, 2012 - 10:02pm
Last updated 25 November, 2012 - 5:41pm

Moved
Moved from Rhopalomyia.
See my comment on Ilona's image.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 November, 2012 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Joe Zito, 23 May, 2012 - 6:15am login or register to post comments

gall
Looks like one I found last year on Goldenrod --
… Ilona L., 23 May, 2012 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

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