Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

A Gall Midge at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae	25 Sep 2016	KimPullen
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae	25 Sep 2016	KimPullen
Icerya acaciae	25 Sep 2016	SkyFire747
Unidentified	18 Sep 2016	SkyFire747

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Not sure if plant or animal.

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SkyFire747 wrote:

26 Sep 2016

This is a wild guess, since it could be plant or animal.

KimPullen wrote:

26 Sep 2016

Plant or animal? In a way it is both - what you see in the photograph are galls, deformed plant tissue induced by a galling agent, in this case a tiny midge. If you open the gall you will find a larva inside; it feeds on the galled tissue. The adult midge will later emerge from the gall and fly away.

SkyFire747 wrote:

26 Sep 2016

Thanks Kim. :)

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Location information

Coordinates 148.898866 -35.472993
Altitude 835.0m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
17 Sep 2016 11:31 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae Scientific name
A Gall Midge Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 849m Recorded at altitude
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