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Ocellate Gall Midge (Acericecis ocellaris) Galls from midges on red maple leaves (Acer rubrum) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2, 2018. <br />
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Ocellate Gall Midge (Acericecis ocellaris)

Galls from midges on red maple leaves (Acer rubrum) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2, 2018.

Ocellate gall midge (Acericecis ocellaris)- Galls from midges on red maple leaves (Acer rubrum) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2, 2018.  <br />
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Ocellate gall midge (Acericecis ocellaris) Galls from midges on red maple leaves (Acer rubrum) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2, 2018.<br />
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"Acericecis ocellaris", known generally as ocellate gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Other common names include the maple eyespot gall and maple leaf spot gall.

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

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Uploaded May 3, 2018. Captured May 2, 2018 15:53.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.5
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm