Apiomorpha conica (Apiomorpha conica)

Eriococcid gall - male (Apiomorpha conica) A tubular leaf gall with a flared, rounded open free end. about 12 mm long. This gal would have been induced by the male gall-forming scale insect of the Eriococcidae family. Male insects are winged unlike females and they leave the gall in search of a female which they have to do fairly quickly as they live for just one day. Apiomorpha conica,Australia,Fall,Geotagged,galls

Appearance

Sexually dimorphic. Identifiable by gall structures
Female form is much larger than male; ovoid, smooth, about 30mm maximum on stems.
Male is up to 10mm long, cylindrical with an expanded, rounded tip and can form on leaves, stems or even female galls.

Eriococcid gall - female (Apiomorpha conica) The gall of this female Apiomorpha is egg-shaped and arises straight out of the tree branch. The gall was about 4 cms long. The tiny neatly drilled holes seen on the surface of the gall suggests parasitisation by a wasp.
This female was spotted on the same branch as the male in this spotting
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38171/eriococcid_gall_-_male_apiomorpha_conica.html Apiomorpha conica,Australia,Fall,Geotagged

Distribution

Common in south-eastern Australia.
Dependent upon a few Eucalyptus species.

References:

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http://www.lyncook.org/Lyn_Cook/Apiomorpha.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiomorpha
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_softbugs/EggShapedGumtreeGall.htm

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Eriococcidae
Genus	Apiomorpha
Species	Apiomorpha conica

Photographed in
Australia