Thread subject: Diptera.info :: larva in walnut leaf galls

Posted by Carnifex on 31-10-2023 16:56
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Upon opening mite-induced walnut galls (Aceria tristriata) several of these larvae turned up (one per gall).

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My first thought was Cecidomyiidae - what do you think (also, whether diptera larva at all...)