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Cecidomyiidae, Jewel weed gall - Neolasioptera impatientifolia
Copyright © 2013 MJ Hatfield

Cecidomyiidae, Jewel weed gall - Neolasioptera impatientifolia
Ames - Tullamore, Story County, Iowa, USA
August 20, 2009
Size: 2+ mm
I've tried rearing these on 4 occasions and have never been successful.
Galls have been found on the back side of leaves of jewel weed, Impatiens pallida.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 31 January, 2013 - 8:15pm
Last updated 27 November, 2015 - 7:06am

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