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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Cynipoidea » Gall Wasps (Cynipidae) » Oak Gall Wasps (Cynipini) » Callirhytis » Gouty Oak Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercuspunctata)
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twig gall on northern pin oak - Callirhytis quercuspunctata
Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

twig gall on northern pin oak - Callirhytis quercuspunctata
Alpha, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
April 28, 2009
Size: ~3 cm diameter
Twig gall on branching twig of northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) in prairie remnant. Did not cut open, so I have no photo of interior.
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Contributed by John Pearson on 30 April, 2009 - 7:05pm
Last updated 12 May, 2010 - 8:31am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls. Looks good... another species causes similar galls that are finely covered with irregular bumps.
… Charley Eiseman, 12 May, 2010 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

Gouty Oak Gall?
Armed with Charley's new book (1), I have started reviewing my old submissions. This one looks similar to the Gouty Oak Gall (Callirhytis quercuspunctata) (on page 402), but I'll wait for confirmation.
… John Pearson, 3 April, 2010 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

Moving to Galls for now -
hopefully Joyce or Charley will see this image.
… Ken Schneider, 1 June, 2009 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

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