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Gall wasp larvae

Pteromalidae

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

These galls are from a broken branch so appear dried out. Therefore I opened about ten. Each contained a larva of a gall wasp. There is a psyllid bug nymph nearby that is typical of a lerp psyllid, probably a free living species.

Habitat:

In a suburban street on a planted eucalyptus.

Notes:

Here is a healthy (?) infestation on the same tree last year. They were completely pruned away but have regrown. I did not explore the culprit back then. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14390093

Seema to be a weasp.
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/19906
Also possibly a hymenoptera http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/19441

Reference Links:

Family Pteromalidae - Pteromalids - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
LeanneGardner
No that is just sneaky! I would never have picked the difference. I'll be on the lookout in future.
HemaShah
Thanks Martini, I know I could count on you!! Me thinks that it is a distorted version of the spined turbun gall.
MartinL
Thanks Jemma, I think I found it for you
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/36015006 a crazy one.
MartinL
Some galls do mimic plant parts, such as gumnuts. Check these out; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/18169118 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/35610053
LeanneGardner
Amazing! They almost look like a feature of the plant.

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PublishedAugust 15, 2013

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