Contarinia l-tridentata-clasping-leaf-gall

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The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Contarinia

Hosts: Larrea tridentata

Detachable: Integral

Color: green

Texture: leafy

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Season: Fall

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Location: leaf midrib, between leaf veins, at leaf vein angles

Form: leaf snap

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Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.

Further Information (3)

Gallformers ID Notes - Gallformers Contributors (2026) [Link]

License: Public Domain / CC0

Plant Galls of the Western United States - Russo, Ronald A. (2021) [Link]

The plant-feeding gall midges of North America - Raymond J. Gagne (1989) [Link]

Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC • Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC