Cecidomyiidae (family)

Gall gnat at Jerrabomberra, ACT

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Cecidomyiidae (family) MichaelMulvaney 22 Sep 2023
Unverified Mike 5 Sep 2023

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5 comments

   5 Sep 2023
Can you collect and see what emerges?
   6 Sep 2023
Collected. Sighting added to ‘Raising Insects’ collection.
   7 Sep 2023
Thanks mike - we have another similar sighting of this gall
   7 Sep 2023
Thanks Mike. If a wasp emerges, Ian naumann may be able to identify it.
   22 Sep 2023
See Cecidomyiidae (family) (Gall gnat) for emerging insect

Gall looks a bit similar to that of Trigonomyia which is recorded from the species of daisy

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 4 Sep 2023 04:24 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by
  • Cassinia longifolia Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • No Insect on a flower

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