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Gall on oak leaf - Polystepha pilulae
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Gall on oak leaf - Polystepha pilulae
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
September 17, 2008
I took one and cut it open. I couldn't find anything living inside. This may be a pupa? It seems to have been attached to the woody structure. Very small.

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 28 September, 2008 - 12:39am
Last updated 16 December, 2012 - 11:26am

Moved
Moved from Gall Wasps.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 October, 2011 - 11:32am

Moved
Moved from Galls.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 March, 2009 - 1:14am

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