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Polystepha globosa Galls on the underside of a red oak leaf of some sort. At a mixed forest edge.<br /> Fall,Geotagged,Polystepha globosa,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Polystepha globosa

Galls on the underside of a red oak leaf of some sort. At a mixed forest edge.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Look at this group coming together:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/diptera/cecidomyiidae

    So nice!     Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Looking good! Just added two more:
      Hickory Spiny Ball Gall Midge (Caryomyia spiniglobus) On a Carya sp. leaf at a dense mixed forest edge.<br /> Caryomyia spiniglobus,Fall,Geotagged,Hickory Spiny Ball Gall Midge,United States

      Hickory Onion Gall Midge (Caryomyia caryaecola)? Gall (in the foreground) on a hickory leaf in a dense mixed forest.<br /> Caryomyia caryaecola,Fall,Geotagged,United States
       Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The Polystepha globosa

''Polystepha globosa'' is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Dec 17, 2020. Captured Nov 6, 2020 14:16 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/25.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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