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Speckled Gall Wasp
Copyright © 2010 Lynette Elliott

Speckled Gall Wasp
Naches Trail Preserve, Pierce County, Washington, USA
January 31, 2010
This was inside the 'inside' of the gall. It's kind of like opening a nesting doll aka matryoshka doll. :)

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Speckled Gall Wasp - Cynips mirabilis Speckled Gall Wasp - Cynips mirabilis Speckled Gall Wasp - Cynips mirabilis Speckled Gall Wasp Torymid wasp - parasitoid of Speckled Gall Wasp - female
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 31 January, 2010 - 4:50pm
Last updated 23 July, 2010 - 11:47pm

Moved
Moved from Speckled Gall Wasp.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 July, 2010 - 11:47pm

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