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Dorsal view - Andricus quercuscalifornicus - female
Copyright © 2015 Maria Fremlin

Dorsal view - Andricus quercuscalifornicus - Female
Trail in Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto County, California, USA
October 25, 2015
Size: ~5 mm
Close-up dorsal view of the wasp. A shame about the damaged wing.

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Contributed by Maria Fremlin on 27 October, 2015 - 1:14pm
Last updated 27 October, 2016 - 1:57pm

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