Apiomorpha munita (Four horned Gum-tree Gall)

This insect is known more by its female gall than by the insect itself, a wingless blob which lives inside the gall and is rarely seen. The male is much smaller; it develops inside a correspondingly smaller gall of a different shape. The mature male has wings and flies to a female gall for mating.

If measured to the end of a 'horn', the gall of Apiomorpha munita is the largest in the world.

Regional distribution

Apiomorpha munita is listed in the following regions: