Aciurina e-nauseosa-fuzzy-teardrop-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Tephritidae | Genus: Aciurina
Detachable: detachable
Color: white
Texture: pubescent
Abundance:
Shape: conical
Season: Summer
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Location: stem
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Gallformers ID Notes

White, likely detachable galls on the stems of Ericameria nauseosa covered in a dense, felt-like pubescence, curling towards the tip giving them a teardrop-like appearance.

Observed in Utah in June.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©


Further Information:
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