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Creosote Resin Gall Midge

Asphondylia resinosa

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

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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