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Spotting

Description:

tiny, light green spheres laid in a row down the middle of the leaf, about 7mm

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this on a leaf while hiking the Bruce Trail at Queenston.

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11 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Jake. That is my bad, I'm not sure which plant it was on. I really have to pay more attention to that next time.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Interesting! Which plant was this found on? Even a family could help quite considerably with these galls.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

They do look similar. They could be related. Just today actually I saw something more similar to your spotting, 4 small reddish green balls on leaf on a rose bush, but they weren't all on the main vein.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Also found on main vein.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

How interesting Dan. I wonder if they are similar to my spot, though I live in Australia & these were on a Eucalypt species. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/120...

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Sergio, missed you in my first comment. Thanks again, Keith, that narrows it down.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Probably some kind of Gall Midge. I've seen them produce galls on leaf midveins, but never so evenly spaced.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Keith, I was just thinking that as I was posting it. I should have checked to see what the plant was, but I didn't. Next time!

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Do you know what kind of plant they are on?

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

At that size I'd think leaf galls.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

"Eagle eyes" Dan. Nice one pal.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

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