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Galls on Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum - Aculops rhois
Copyright © 2011 Ladd Sievenpiper

Galls on Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum - Aculops rhois
Bob Stewart Trail at Bolinas Lagoon, Marin County, California, USA
September 20, 2011

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Galls on Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum - Aculops rhois Galls on Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum - Aculops rhois
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Contributed by Ladd Sievenpiper on 22 September, 2011 - 8:03pm
Last updated 9 January, 2014 - 6:49pm

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… Charley Eiseman, 9 January, 2014 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 20 October, 2011 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Could be
Looking in Ron Russo's Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States he lists Aculops toxicophagus as a gall maker on poison oak which he has an illustration that shows little fuzzy galls like this which he says are often red. I haven't found much online and bugguide doesn't seem to include this species yet...
… Byrain, 9 January, 2014 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Aculops toxicophagus...
is considered a synonym of Aculops rhois, at least according to the taxonomy followed on BugGuide.
… Charley Eiseman, 9 January, 2014 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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