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Black Wattle Gall Midge
Dasineura rubiformis
-37.9648, 145.303
Field Notes
Description:
These strange growths on black wattle form at branch tips and look nothing at all like the flowers or seed pods of the host plant.
Habitat:
On Acacia mearnsii in a local nature reserve.
Notes:
The galls are caused by a midge larva (dipteran). First described in 2005.
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