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Photo#871766
Wasp on gall

Wasp on gall
Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
September 9, 1989
Cynipidae? On an oak leaf. UPDATE: I lightened the photo 1/5/2024 because it was too dark before.

Moved

Moved
Moved from Cynipoidea.

A cynipoid wasp ovipositing in a cynipid gall (which appears to be that of Philonix nigra) should be a synergine cynipid.

Moved

It is cynipoidea for sure
Probably cynipid but I doubt you can tell for sure from this image. Could be fagitidae.

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