Creosote Leaf Clone Gall Midge

Asphondylia discalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae

Creosote gall midges are gall-inducing flies in the Asphondylia auripila group . This group consists of 15 closely related species of flies which inhabit creosote bush (Larrea tridentata). They have partitioned the plant ecologically with different gall midge species inhabiting the leaves, stems, buds, and flowers of creosote bush.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Creosote Leaf Clone Gall Midge

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