Caryadiplosis venicola
Gagne Description 3
Occasional, on both Eucarya and Apocarya sections; an elongate, hard swelling of midvein or petiole, usually showing on both sides of leaflet, 5 mm long, 2 mm high when single chambers, longer and broader when several chambers are in tandem; exterior tan to brown, rough; wall of uniform thickness; larval chamber elongate; an exit hole eventually develops on lower leaf surface through which the full-grown larva falls to ground.
Gagne Biology Note 3
My earliest-season sighting of galls in central Maryland was on July 22. 1 noticed them more commonly in Maryland and else- where in late August and September. Larvae left the galls on collected leaves in autumn, burrowed into the soil, and spun cocoons. In early April the following year, full-grown pupae found their way to the surface of the soil and adults emerged.
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iNat Map
| Carya | aquatica, cordiformis, floridana, glabra, illinoiensis, laciniosa, myristiciformis, ovata, pallida, palmeri, texana, tomentosa |
|---|---|
| Texture | hairless, hairy |
| Alignment | integral |
| Detachable | no |
| Location | leaf midrib, leaf veins (including midrib), petiole |
| Walls | thin |
