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Christine Hanrahan

Galls on Ninebark made by Contarinia sp.

These galls are on the native shrub, Ninebark. Thanks to John Plakidas from Bug Guide, I now know that they are made by a gall midge (Cecidomyiidae) in the Genus Contarinia, but the species is, apparently, as yet unknown. John Plakidas said that "The galls occur in mid-May here and the orange larvae drop to the soil, spin a cocoon, where they remain dormant until the next spring, one generation a year. So this species lives about 11 months out of a year as a larva. How amazing is that! These galls are so rare they are not in Gagne's red book, Gall midges of North America."


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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)27-Feb-2013 20:29
Nice set,Voted!
Paolo
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