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Maple leaf gall Impressively bright red, tiny galls, giving the appearance of a velvety covering on the ends of maple leaves. Well known and distinct enough to ID! Aceria calaceris,Geotagged,Maple Erineum Mite,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Maple leaf gall

Impressively bright red, tiny galls, giving the appearance of a velvety covering on the ends of maple leaves. Well known and distinct enough to ID!

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    Ruth Spigelman
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    Wow, what a dynamic contrast to the green of the leaves. Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    AMAZING! Posted 4 years ago

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The Maple Erineum Mite

Eriophyes calaceris is a robust, wormlike, yellowish mite, measuring 180-190 microns long. The erineum growth it causes is pustulelike, consisting of a brightly colored aggregation of tiny papillae.

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Similar species: Endeostigmatan Mites
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Jun 18, 2021. Captured Jun 17, 2021 15:49 in NF-9714, Cle Elum, WA 98922, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm

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