Walshomyia j-occidentalis-bud-gall-midge
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Walshomyia
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, red, purple, tan
Texture: succulent
Abundance:
Shape: globular
Season: Spring
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thick
Location: bud, stem
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s): Bud Gall Midge (Walshomyia sp. D)
Synonymy: 
Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Gallformers ID Notes
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Juniper Bud Gall Midge
*Walshomiya sp. D
Bud gall appearing in spring on western juniper. Reddish-brown to tan-colored, 4-5mm in diameter, often smaller than nearby berries. Some galls may show a dimple or nipple at the apex. These galls are not elongated like W. juniperina and do not split at the apex upon maturity.
A photo of this gall can be found in Ronald Russo's 2021 publication, Plant Galls of the Western United States, on page 83.
Host:
Juniperus osteosperma (syn. Juniperus utahensis)
- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©
Further Information:
Pending...
See Also:
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value j-occidentalis-bud-gall-midge on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
