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Alder Tongue Gall (Taphrina alni)Observer
bwelkoDescription
Both T alni ss and T occidentalis have been reported in Alaska... not sure which this is.
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Punctate Minute Seed Weevil (Glocianus punctiger)Observer
awenningerDescription
Yellow pan trap, 20-25 June
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Aphids (Family Aphididae)Observer
hubertszczDescription
Leaf galls on Populus tremuloides
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Gall Midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae)Observer
hubertszczDescription
On Populus tremuloides. Double layered leaf galls (secondary fold/gall inside).
Guess on ID.
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Dasineura swaineiObserver
teparyDescription
Emerged from galls collected on 06/05/23
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Abia americanaObserver
robertweedenDescription
see https://bugguide.net/node/view/326810.
This is the only species of Abia known in North America. There are 6 records of A americana in ARCTOS
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Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi)Observer
awenningerDescription
On Aronia melanocarpa (planted in 2021, purchased commercially)
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
mabandaDescription
Roughly inch long caterpillar found on-top of a local mountain in a wind swept area that is currently clear of snow. It was alive and seemed to be basking in the sun. Daytime temps up to around freezing and night time around -5 f.
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Genus EuuraObserver
robertweedenDescription
I have never seen a pink caterpillar like this before. iNat wants to call it a sawfly but I did not think sawfly larvae had legs along their entire length.
About 20 mm long
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Euura megacephalaObserver
awenningerDescription
Host is balsam poplar .LifeScanner returned Phyllocolpa excavata as ID. BOLD-C48, DNA barcode: COI-5P
AACATTATATTTTATTTTAGGATTTTGATCAGGAATACTAGGATTATCATTTAGAATATTAATCCGAACAGAATTAGGAATACCCGGATCAATAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACATCTCATGCATTTTTAATAATTTTCTTCATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCATTTCCCCGACTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTTCTACCACCTTCATTAATTTTATTATTATCTAGAAGAATAGTAAATTCAGGATCAGGAACTGGATGAACTGTATACCCACCTTTATCAAGAAGAATCTCCCATTCAGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAACTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCATCAATCCTGGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACAATAATTAATATAAAATTAAAAGGAATAAAATTTGAACAAATACCTTTATTTGTATGAGCAGTATCATTAACTGCACTATTATTACTTCTATCATTACCCGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATACTTCTCACAGATCGTAACTTAAATACATCTTTTTTTG-
