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Red Cone Gall Wasp - Feron kingi
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

Red Cone Gall Wasp - Feron kingi
near Bruceville, Sacramento County, California, USA
December 11, 2005
Size: 2.5-3mm
Andricus kingii (wasp) was inside this small gall on a Quercus lobata leaf I found lying on the ground.

ID of wasp confirmed by Kathy Schick.

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 18 February, 2006 - 7:56pm
Last updated 9 February, 2008 - 1:54am

Nice set of pictures...
...and instructive! I have seen the shape of the middle photo before in pictures connected with gall wasps, but it can be deceptive when you see what they appear like from above, as in the third photo!

BTW - The link to the other photos appears not to be working at this time.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 9 February, 2008 - 12:08am login or register to post comments

 
link
Thanks -- I removed the link, which seems to have been broken for a while and google searches for it come up empty.

Glad you like the photos -- this particular wasp and gall were the ones that got me hooked on gall wasps and their galls.
… Joyce Gross, 9 February, 2008 - 2:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
to new species page.
… Chuck Entz, 18 February, 2006 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

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