Contarinia sp.; Clasping Leaf Gall Midge; <small>(shown with <a href=/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Larrea+tridentata&title_tag=Larrea+tridentata>Larrea tridentata</a>)</small>

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Contarinia sp.; Clasping Leaf Gall Midge; (shown with Larrea tridentata)

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Contarinia sp.
Clasping Leaf Gall Midge
(shown with Larrea tridentata)

Photographer: Joyce Gross

ID: 1111 1111 2222 1984 (2009-12-03)

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date of photo Mar 22, 2008

location Death Valley National Park (Inyo County, California, US)

family Cecidomyiidae

order Diptera

class Insecta

notes Midge galls on creosote bush (Larrea tridentata). Galls are between two leaves that are stuck together. There are two galls in this photo.

camera Canon 40D; MP-E 65mm macro lens

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

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common names Clasping Leaf Gall Midge (photographer)

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