| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | ERIOPHYES TILIAE |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | NAIL GALL |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | Skittle-shaped growths up to 5mm in height that only grow on the upper surface of Lime leaves. Greenish-yellow towards the base becoming flushed red and slightly fading back to yellow at the tip these attractive growths can be quite numerous on the lower leaves of the host. |
| DISTRIBUTION | Common throughout. |
| HABITAT | Common on Lime. |