Rhopalomyia subhumilis

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Rhopalomyia

Hosts: Artemisia ludoviciana

Detachable: Detachable

Color: white, purple, tan

Texture: bumpy, succulent

Abundance:

Shape: globular, cluster

Season: Summer, Fall

Alignment:

Walls: thick

Location: underground (roots+)

Form:

Cells: monothalamous, polythalamous

Possible Range:

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Synonymy (1)

Name	Type	Notes
Unknown a-ludoviciana-root-gall	scientific	Previous name

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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.

Further Information (3)

Bionomics of a subterranean gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Artemisia ludoviciana - M.A.S.K. Ranasinghe (1977) [Link]

License: CC-BY

Gallformers ID Notes - Gallformers Contributors (2026) [Link]

License: Public Domain / CC0

Biology and taxonomy of the Rhopalomyia Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Artemisia tridentata Nuttall (Compositae) in Idaho - Robert G. Jones, Raymond J. Gagné, William F. Barr (1983) [Link]