Creosote Stem Gall Midge, Asphondylia auripila

3.7mm bl. Reared from a Creosote Stem Gall. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.	Creosote Stem Gall Midge Asphondylia auripila Diptera: Cecidomyiidae (*This species and its host plant not known from Orange County, CA) Back to Diptera index page Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
3.7mm bl. Reared from a Creosote Stem Gall. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.	3.7mm bl. Reared from a Creosote Stem Gall. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.
Creosote Stem Gall, younger; 3.2cm diam. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.	Creosote Stem Gall, older; 3.2cm diam. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.
Presumed inducer larva (red star) inside one of the component galls of the polythalamous Creosote Stem Gall; An intact component gall to the right. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.	Presumed inducer larva inside one of the component galls of the polythalamous Creosote Stem Gall. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.
Exuvium (pupal case) from the presumed inducer showing on the surface of the polythalamous Creosote Stem Gall. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.	Exuvium (pupal case) from the presumed inducer showing on the surface of the polythalamous Creosote Stem Gall. Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA. © Peter J. Bryant.