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Gouty Oak Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercuspunctata)
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Copyright © 2010
John Pearson
twig gall on shingle oak -
Callirhytis quercuspunctata
Slip Bluff Park, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
April 15, 2010
Size: ~25 mm diameter
Cut-open view. Inner white tissue was hard and woody while outer, tan-colored tissue was slightly softer (through still quite firm).
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Contributed by
John Pearson
on 17 April, 2010 - 9:51pm
Last updated 11 May, 2010 - 11:27pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 11 May, 2010 - 11:27pm
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I have reared clearwing moths
I have reared clearwing moths (Synanthedon scitula) from cynipid oak galls. I have also found buprestid larvae in them (Chrysobothris sp.), so if you have a lot of them you might find other things coming out as well.
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Jason Hansen
, 26 April, 2010 - 3:48pm
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Do you still have it?
I hope that you managed to get some close ups of the larvae/pupae or that you get some adults emerging from it eventually.
Look how much mileage I got from this
gall
. I only regret that I didn't get any pupae; I always miss some critical moments :-(
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Beatriz Moisset
, 20 April, 2010 - 5:45pm
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Yes
I now have this gall at home and will watch for emergences. Nice series of your blackberry gall wasps! I recently had an emergence
here
, too. It's like Christmas in April...except that the gifts unwrap themselves! ;)
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John Pearson
, 20 April, 2010 - 7:08pm
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