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Cecidomyiidae
A pretty little 'exploded' gall about 15mm wide. Older ones nearby had shrunk to about half size and gone brown.
On a E microcarpa? branch in a local sports field surrounded by endemic
After sectioning one of these and discovering a maggot-like larva it seems this is probably a gall midge (Cecidomyiidae)
Spotted on Sep 27, 2013
Submitted on Sep 27, 2013
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