We obtained sequence data from one of two rose gall midges submitted from Salix richardsonii.
See specimen and sequence data at the URI below.
http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MOBIL1522-16
I finally found some Salix hookeriana willows at Turnagain Arm on my third attempt. We extracted the midge larvae today.
Observation record:
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4208673
These tiny galls were difficult to spot. I had looked for these and failed multiple times until yesterday.
