Rosette-bud-gall-midge

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• Rhopalomyia ericameriae

  Rosette Bud Gall Midge

  Rhopalomyia ericameriae is a gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae, commonly known as the Rosette Bud Gall Midge. The species induces distinctive gall formations on host plants. As a member of the genus Rhopalomyia, it belongs to one of the most diverse genera of gall midges, with many species specialized on Asteraceae hosts.

  gall-midgeCecidomyiidaeRosette-Bud-Gall-MidgeEricameriainsectDipterawestern-North-AmericaCaliforniagall-former