Heteroecus lyoni (agamic)
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Heteroecus
Hosts: Quercus palmeri
Detachable: detachable
Color: gray, pink, white, purple
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Abundance: common
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Season: Fall
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Walls: thick
Location: bud, stem
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Possible Range:i
Common Name(s): Lyon's Gall Wasp
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Plant Galls of the Western United States
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Heteroecus lyoni
This cynipid wasp induces nearly flat-topped, monothalamous, unisexual, bud galls with flaring sides known only from Palmer's oaks.
Host:
Quercus palmeri
- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©
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