Gall wasp - Andricus quercuscalifornicus Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA June 24, 2011
I was looking through some misplaced jars from last year and came across this. I found the gall (we've been calling them oak apples) under an oak tree, a black oak, I believe, but we have white and black oak, so it could have come off either. Five wasps emerged from the gall, unfortunately, I didn't know that until well after they died. I still have the gall and the wasps in the event more pictures are necessary.
The gall is 50mm across and the wasps are 5.5mm, in their slightly curled state.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 27 June, 2011 - 5:37pm Last updated 19 November, 2013 - 10:43pm |