California-endemic-associate
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Rhopalomyia audibertiae
Sage Leaf Gall Midge, White Sage Leaf Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia audibertiae is a gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae that induces distinctive leaf galls on white sage (Salvia apiana). The species was described by Felt in 1907 and is commonly known as the sage leaf gall midge or white sage leaf gall midge. It has been documented in over 1,500 observations on iNaturalist, indicating it is relatively well-recorded where its host plant occurs. The midge is part of a genus containing numerous species that specialize on sagebrush and related plants in the genus Artemisia and Salvia.