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is this even an insect gall? - Callirhytis piperoides
Copyright © 2010 Sara Rall

is this even an insect gall? - Callirhytis piperoides
Dublin , Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
August 21, 2010
fuzzy, didn't seem to contain an area big enough for a bug. What is it?

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is this even an insect gall? - Callirhytis piperoides is this even an insect gall? - Callirhytis piperoides
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Contributed by Sara Rall on 25 August, 2010 - 10:43pm
Last updated 24 January, 2023 - 1:18am

Moved
Moved from Gall Wasps.
… Adam Kranz, 24 January, 2023 - 1:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls. Definitely cynipid galls. They don't seem to match any known galls on red oak, but most fuzzy midrib galls seem to be caused by Andricus or Callirhytis species.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 September, 2010 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Gall
Resembles one I found on Bur Oak:


Do you know the species of your leaf, or can you post a photo with a wider view of the leaf for possible identification? Knowing the host plant is very helpful for identifying galls. It would also be helpful to know if this was on the upper or lower surface of the leaf.
… John Pearson, 5 September, 2010 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

 
leaf
Upper surface, red oak group. It was a vigorous sapling with no acorns, so difficult to be certain. Nothing visible below
… Sara Rall , 5 September, 2010 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Red Oak
Thanks for posting the second photo showing a whole leaf. It appears to be Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra).
… John Pearson, 8 September, 2010 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

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