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Grape Tube Gallmaker

Schizomyia viticola

Photo by Meghan P.
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Field Notes

Description:

No clue what these little red growths were... a fungus, maybe??

Reference Links:

Species Schizomyia viticola - Grape Tube Gallmaker - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

galls of some insect?
auntnance123
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Comments (3)
Meghan P.
Very cool - Thanks, Gordon! Looks like Schizomyia viticola :)
Gordon Dietzman
Try looking up information on various gall-causing flies and midges; I think you'll find these to be galls. Grape Tomato Gall, Lasioptera vitis Grape Blister Gall, Cecidomyia sp. Grape Tube Gallmaker, Cecidomyia viticola Osten -Sacken
auntnance123
I saw the same thing on plants in costa rica.
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PublishedApril 13, 2011

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