Resinous-gall

Guides

• Asphondylia resinosa

  Creosote Resin Gall Midge

  Asphondylia resinosa is a gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae that induces distinctive resinous galls on creosote bush (Larrea tridentata). The species was described by Gagné in 1990 and is one of approximately 15 Asphondylia species known to induce galls on creosote bush. Like other gall midges, the larva develops inside the plant tissue, with the gall providing both shelter and nutrition. The specific epithet 'resinosa' refers to the resinous character of the galls it produces.

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