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Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
A Gall Midge at Paddys River, ACT
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.
3 comments
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.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.898866-35.472993
- Altitude 835.0m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Species information
- Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae Scientific name
- A Gall Midge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2016 11:31 AM Recorded on
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