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Red midrib galls in a post oak (Quercus stellata) leaf

Red midrib galls in a post oak (Quercus stellata) leaf
Pedernales Estate Road, Fredericksburg County, Texas, USA
November 3, 2015
Size: Scale in mm
Note the emergence hole in one of the galls.

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Red midrib galls in a post oak (Quercus stellata) leaf Red midrib gall in a post oak (Quercus stellata) leaf, dissected

Zopheroteras vaccinii
Zopheroteras vaccinii, new record for BG.

 
Gall ID
Very glad that my galls were identified! Lots more to be discovered about Cynipid galls in North America, isn't it? They have absolutely fascinating life cycles with alternating sexual and asexual generations, sometimes not on the same host.

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