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Oregon Oak Gall Wasp (Besbicus mirabilis), larva - Cynips mirabilis
Copyright © 2008 Mark Leppin

Oregon Oak Gall Wasp (Besbicus mirabilis), larva - Cynips mirabilis
near Salem, Polk County, Oregon, USA
December 30, 2008
Size: ~0.5-1cm

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Oregon Oak Gall Wasp (Besbicus mirabilis), larva - Cynips mirabilis Oregon Oak Gall Wasp (Besbicus mirabilis), larva - Cynips mirabilis
Contributed by Mark Leppin on 31 December, 2008 - 10:45pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 12:43pm

Moved
Moved from Besbicus.
It makes sense to keep it together with the gall where it was found.
… Beatriz Moisset, 26 September, 2009 - 12:43pm

With this image Bug Guide closes out 2008
with 247,250 nodes, the great majority of which (191,547) are arthropod images.
… Jim McClarin, 1 January, 2009 - 5:28pm

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