Polystepha q-imbricaria-raspberry-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Polystepha
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, red
Texture: hairless
Abundance:
Shape: globular
Season: Summer, Fall
Related:
Alignment: erect
Walls: thick
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
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Possible Range:i
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Gallformers ID Notes

Irregularly globular Polystepha galls on the lower surface of leaves of Quercus imbricaria, in numbers in the fall. Red-brown in color and surfaced in polygonal sections.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©


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