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Toyon Fruit Gall Midge

Asphondylia photiniae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Asphondylia photiniae, also known as the toyon fruit gall midge or toyon berry gall midge, is a species of midge that induces galls on the developing berries of the toyon bush in North America. Galled berries stay green (when other fruit has ripened to red or gold, etc.) and look somewhat warped.

Distribution

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