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Unidentified Insect Galls

Unidentified Insect Galls

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Unidentified Insect Galls

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Mike wrote:
20 Jun 2025
Galls were 8-10 mm across, on leaf stalks. I cut some open but they were empty.
Brachychiton populneus gall
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
20 Jun 2025
Possibly caused by a chalcid wasp) see
https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/19410500823
Brachychiton populneus gall
Jennybach wrote:
13 Feb 2025
Thanks @WendyEM .That’s the object I thought was possibly dead because it was very inert when I touched it. Will do.
Eucalyptus insect gall
WendyEM wrote:
13 Feb 2025
there is a Chrysomelid - Leaf Beetle in the first shot which you can set up as an additional sighting. It is facing downwards and you can just see one antenna
Eucalyptus insect gall
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
4 Feb 2025
The last two images are of sawfly larvae and unrelated to the galls in the first two images which may have been caused by a midge (or other fly) wasp, scale insect or other gall forming species
Eucalyptus insect gall

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