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A Mossy Rose Gall! Caused by a small wasp. A new one for me. And quite the striking colour! Canada,Diplolepis rosae,Geotagged,Rose bedeguar gall,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

A Mossy Rose Gall!

Caused by a small wasp. A new one for me. And quite the striking colour!

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Super cool gall! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Yes, the first time I have seen them so brightly coloured. Posted 5 years ago

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The Rose bedeguar gall

The rose bedeguar gall, Robin's pincushion gall, or moss gall develops as a chemically induced distortion of an unopened leaf axillary or terminal buds, mostly on field rose or dog rose shrubs, caused by the parthenogenetic hymenopteran gall wasp.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by gary fast
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2020. Captured Aug 8, 2020 15:23 in 578 Potlatch Rd, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/16.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO2000
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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