Unidentified Insect Galls


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
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
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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