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Terry Thormin | all galleries >> Insects and spiders of Alberta >> Flies - Diptera >> Gall Midges - Cecidomyiidae > Rhabdophaga strobiloides - Willow Pinecone Gall Midge 1a.jpg
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29-JUL-2009

Rhabdophaga strobiloides - Willow Pinecone Gall Midge 1a.jpg

The tiny flies that cause this growth on willows are seldom seen even though the galls are quite obvious.

Canon Powershot SX1 IS
1/400s f/8.0 at 80.9mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Jul-2009 11:35:12
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Focal Length80.9 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
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ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
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Dave Mussell 07-Jul-2011 16:48
I love this insect's scientific name, which literally means "eater of pinecone-shaped tumors" (rhabdo=tumor, phaga=eating, strobiloides=shaped like a pine cone.