Lasioptera t-laxa-lily-stem-gall

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The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.

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Family: Cecidomyiidae (Midge) | Genus: Lasioptera

Hosts: Bloomeria crocea / Brodiaea californica / Dichelostemma congestum / Dipterostemon capitatus / Muilla maritima / Muilla spp / Triteleia laxa

Detachable: Integral

Color: green

Texture: hairless

Abundance:

Shape:

Season: Spring

Alignment: integral

Walls: thick

Location: stem

Form: tapered swelling, abrupt swelling

Cells: monothalamous

Possible Range:

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On Dipterostemon capitatus

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 (4)

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