blue dicks with a midge gall

May 25, 2015 • Evergreen Road, Stanislaus National Forest • Tuolumne County, California

Coordinates: 37.82176,-119.86479
blue dicks with a midge gall (Dipterostemon capitatus (Dichelostemma capitatum), Lasioptera sp.) [Evergreen Road, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California]
Filename: 20150525-141117.jpg 2660x1995 pixels, ISO 80, f4.0 @ 1/640 sec
Dipterostemon capitatus (Dichelostemma capitatum), Lasioptera sp.

The gall is a "lily stem gall midge"; it affects a few different species.

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