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Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid (Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula)? - Pachypsylla celtidisasterisca
Copyright © 2012 Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid (Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula)? - Pachypsylla celtidisasterisca
Blanco, Blanco County, Texas, USA
September 17, 2012
My husband spotted this hackberry leaf with these pretty but strange protrusions. Are they backberry blister galls (Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula)?

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Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid (Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula)? - Pachypsylla celtidisasterisca Hackberry Blister Gall Psyllid (Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula)? - Pachypsylla celtidisasterisca
Contributed by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers on 19 September, 2012 - 8:06am
Last updated 16 June, 2013 - 11:41am

D.B. Thomas says, "I'm going with hackberry star gall psyllid,
"...Pachypsylla celtidisasterisca"

Moved from Psylloidea.
… v belov, 16 June, 2013 - 11:41am

Moved for Expert ID
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 October, 2012 - 12:59pm

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