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Photo#15957
Gall Wasp

Gall Wasp
Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 28, 2005
Size: ~2mm
I believe this is a small black gall wasp (fam. Cynipidae, subfam. Cynipinae). The wasp was photographed while it was scurrying around the underside of a leaf of a cherry tree, and it eventually flew off. The overall shape, round shiny abdomen, and rough textured thorax help identify it as Cynipinae.