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Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp (Heteroecus pacificus)
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Copyright © 2016
Chris Mallory
Oak gall -
Heteroecus pacificus
Tejon Ranch, Kern County, California, USA
September 12, 2016
gall(?) on Quercus (chrysolepis?)
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Contributed by
Chris Mallory
on 20 September, 2016 - 2:42pm
Last updated 1 October, 2017 - 12:09am
Heteroecus pacificus
A shot from the side would be a little better for id purposes, however it looks like
Heteroecus pacificus
to me. 1) The oak is
Quercus chrysolepis
, which narrows down the possibilities in terms of what galls might be present. (Based on the underside of one leaf visible in the image, I'm pretty sure this is
Q. chrysolepis
.) 2) The somewhat spindle shape and the lack of hair/fuzz point to
Heteroecus pacificus
.
Colors of
Heteroecus pacificus
galls vary. The shape can vary too, depending on the presence of inquilines or parasitoids in the gall (both of which are very common).
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Joyce Gross
, 1 October, 2017 - 12:19am
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Moved
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Joyce Gross
, 1 October, 2017 - 12:09am
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Charley Eiseman
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