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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Common Sawflies (Tenthredinidae) » Nematinae » Willow Sawflies and allies (Nematini) » Euura » Pontania (Euura Pontania) » Willow Apple Gall Sawfly (Euura californica)
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Willow gall? - Euura californica
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Willow gall? - Euura californica
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara County, California, USA
May 25, 2008
Size: 8 mm
I found this gall on a small tree which I believe is a willow sp. (near a creek). Using Ron Russo's excellent field guide to galls, I think this is probably a gall caused by the Willow Apple Gall Sawfly (Pontania californica)? Possibly a new genus for Bug Guide?

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 25 May, 2008 - 3:45pm
Last updated 25 May, 2008 - 6:25pm

Willow
I agree with the plant ID as a willow (Salix).
… John Pearson, 19 December, 2009 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

that seems to be it
According to Russo's book there are several species of Pontania in California that make galls on willows, but californica is the only one that makes galls with tubercles. The tubercles are visible in your photo. This may also be the most common species in our area based on some random book/internet research I just did ...

Moved to species page.
… Joyce Gross, 25 May, 2008 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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