Dasineura folliculi

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Dasineura

Detachable: Integral
Color: brown, yellow, green, tan
Texture: pubescent, bumpy, glaucous, hairy, hairless, leafy, mottled, succulent
Abundance: common
Shape: rosette
Season: Summer, Fall
Alignment: integral
Walls: thin
Location: bud, petiole, upper leaf, lower leaf, leaf midrib, stem, leaf edge
Form: leaf curl, leaf blister
Cells: not applicable
Possible Range:
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Synonymy (1)

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Dasineura radifolii scientific Felt
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Dasineura folliculi apical bud gall on Solidago gigantea. Photographed Aug 5 2020 in Benner Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania. Daniel McClosky.

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Caption: Dasineura folliculi apical bud gall on Solidago gigantea. Photographed Aug 5 2020 in Benner Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania. Daniel McClosky.
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Further Information (4)

Taxonomy, life history, and population sex ratios of North American Dasineura (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on goldenrods (Asteraceae) - Netta Dorchin, Carolyn E. Clarkin, Eric R. Scott, Michael P. Luongo, W. G. Abrahamson (2007) [Link]

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