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Gall on an oak leaf. - Druon pattoni
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Gall on an oak leaf. - Druon pattoni
Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
October 13, 2015
Size: 2.0 cm wide.
Gall on the leaf of what may be a Quercus austrina x stellata hybrid. Edge of a damp woodland. I suspect the insect that formed this is Andricus pattoni (Cynipidae).

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Contributed by Doug Goldman on 11 September, 2017 - 1:50pm
Last updated 16 September, 2017 - 12:56am

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