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oak gall - Philonix fulvicollis
Copyright © 2014 Susan G

oak gall - Philonix fulvicollis
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 18, 2006
Size: about 8 mm
The gall looks like a little peach. It was on the ground near Quercus bicolor,and was first observed on 9/24. The animal hatched out on 10/18.

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oak gall - Philonix fulvicollis oak gall - Philonix fulvicollis
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Contributed by Susan G on 6 March, 2014 - 11:19am
Last updated 24 January, 2023 - 12:07pm

Moved
Moved from Philonix.
… Adam Kranz, 24 January, 2023 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
Did you save the wasp? I think this could be either Philonix nigra or P. lanaeglobuli, and you would need to have a specialist examine the adult to figure out which.
… Charley Eiseman, 7 March, 2014 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

 
No wasp. It escaped before I
No wasp. It escaped before I even got a chance to see it.
Thanks.
… Susan G, 7 March, 2014 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

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