Gall found on the ground - Andricus quercuscalifornicus

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Gall found on the ground - Andricus quercuscalifornicus -

Trail in Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto County, California, USA
October 25, 2015
Size: ~5 mm

Gall cut open. It had two Andricus quercuscalifornicus development chambers, next to each other. But only one adult in one. Unfortunately, I damaged its wing.
Note on the left section the abdomen of the stonefly larva is visible.

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Gall found on the ground - Andricus quercuscalifornicus

Dorsal view - Andricus quercuscalifornicus - female

Larva found inside a gall - Andricus quercuscalifornicus

Beetle larva found inside a gall - Andricus quercuscalifornicus

Wasp removed from its chamber - Andricus quercuscalifornicus - female

View of the sectioned gall - Andricus quercuscalifornicus

Contributed by Maria Fremlin on 27 October, 2015 - 1:10pm

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