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Cecidomyiidae (?)
Erva daninha, Malvaceae, Waltheria sp. Quintal.
Os insetos galhadores são herbívoros especializados que, com o desenvolvimento de galhas, superaram dificuldades de obtenção de alimento e ainda adquiriram proteção contra inimigos naturais. (http://www.lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/26...)
Spotted on Jan 8, 2014
Submitted on Jan 8, 2014
5 Comments
thanks, Riekos. :)
thanks for your comments, Cindy and sintija. I found more like these galls. They are recent. I'll observe.
Very interesting. Nice series.
Awesome that the exuvia is still attached to the galls! Great spotting and series, Sckel!
So cool! :))))
yes, these are remains of their final molting! ;)