Harmandiola p-tristis-leaf-spot
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Harmandiola
Hosts: Populus tristis
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: hairless
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Season: Summer, Spring, Fall
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Alignment: integral
Walls:
Location: upper leaf, between leaf veins
Form: leaf spot
Cells: not applicable
Possible Range:i
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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.
Gallformers ID Notes
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An exposed larva on the lower side of the leaf lamina of Populus tristis causing a circular green spot and a slight raised papilla on the upper side. Observed from southern CA up to Washington. There may be multiple generations per year; fresh galls with larvae have been seen in May and September.
This gall can only be distinguished from the similar p-balsamifera-leaf-gall by host ID. There are places where both hosts occur, and distinguishing the two plants can be difficult. It is possible that the two midges are in fact conspecific.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©
Further Information:
Pending...
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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value p-tristis-leaf-spot on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
