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Ocellate gall midge

Acericecis ocellaris

Description:

Red "bullseye" galls on maple.

Habitat:

Burgess Falls, Tennessee

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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Cindy! And so much cooler for not being in my yard! :)

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Cool spotting Karen

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Seema, only a small percentage of leaves were affected & I guess the midges are part of the food chain foe something else!

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

Pity for the leaves. The sycamore leaves in California too are getting scarred by some infection.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 24, 2012
Submitted on Apr 26, 2012

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