Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

A Gall Midge at Paddys River, ACT

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae at Paddys River, ACT - 17 Sep 2016
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Identification history

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae 25 Sep 2016 KimPullen
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae 25 Sep 2016 KimPullen
Icerya acaciae 25 Sep 2016 SkyFire747
Unidentified 18 Sep 2016 SkyFire747

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Not sure if plant or animal.

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SkyFire747 wrote:
   26 Sep 2016
This is a wild guess, since it could be plant or animal.
KimPullen wrote:
   26 Sep 2016
Plant or animal? In a way it is both - what you see in the photograph are galls, deformed plant tissue induced by a galling agent, in this case a tiny midge. If you open the gall you will find a larva inside; it feeds on the galled tissue. The adult midge will later emerge from the gall and fly away.
SkyFire747 wrote:
   26 Sep 2016
Thanks Kim. :)

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