Seeds before Maturation
August
2014
Seeds before Maturation
The larva of the midge Kiefferia pericarpiicola causes a striking gall to form primarily in the flowerheads of the host plant which is usually Wild Carrot. The galls occur in clusters. Each gall starts off greenish-yellow and eventually turns bright purplish-red to brown; it is up to 5 mm in diameter and contains a single orange larva of the midge. The gall is seen more often than the adult midge.
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Wild Carrot
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June 2012
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Wild Carrot
8 July
2005
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A small
crab spider Misumena
vatia
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ID by Stuart Dunlop (Donegal) |