Walnut pouch gall mite

Aceria brachytarsus

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Eriophyidae

Aceria brachytarsus, formerly Eriophyes brachytarsus, also known as the pouch gall mite or the walnut purse gall mite, is an eriophyoid mite that produces leaf-pouch galls on various species of walnut trees including Juglans californica. The gall produced by this mite initially looks like a bladder gall. This gall has been observed in California, Iran, and Spain.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Walnut pouch gall mite

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