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Not sure how to list this. Appears to be a caterpillar. It was inside a gall on Carya glabra. Domed gall, so possibly formed by Phylloxera caryaeglobularis. Contained a few aphids but here I feature the caterpillar. Very active. Gall ID based on descriptive key in Hamilton, F. B. 2019. Species Diversity of Hickory-feeding Phylloxerans (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) in the U.S. PhD Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/6854/FBH%20Dissertation%207.16.19%20Final.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Gall on leaf of Carya glabra (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206925332). 9mm diameter. Immature aphids. Gall ID based on descriptive key in Hamilton, F. B. 2019. Species Diversity of Hickory-feeding Phylloxerans (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) in the U.S. PhD Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/6854/FBH%20Dissertation%207.16.19%20Final.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Gall on leaf of Carya glabra (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206925332). 11mm diameter. Had been drying since collected Apr 12, so slit on back is opening up. Alate and immature aphids. Gall ID based on descriptive key in Hamilton, F. B. 2019. Species Diversity of Hickory-feeding Phylloxerans (Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) in the U.S. PhD Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/6854/FBH%20Dissertation%207.16.19%20Final.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Roadside. Culm 45cm, terete, 2mm wide. Cauline leaf largest 12cm x 7mm, scabrous edges. Spikelet 4mm, 2 fruits per spikelet. Achene 2.0 x 2.7mm + 0.3mm tubercle. Bristles extend halfway up achene body. Achene rugose, more convex one side than other.