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  1. Ohhhh! Very cool! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks Lisa :o) Posted 7 years ago

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"Eriophyes tiliae" is a mite that forms the lime nail gall or bugle gall. It develops in a chemically induced gall; an erect, oblique or curved distortion rising up from the upper surface of the leaves of the common lime tree "Tilia × europaea".

Similar species: Endeostigmatan Mites
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded May 31, 2018.