Andricus q-emoryi-crested-stem-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Andricus
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, pink, green, purple
Texture: hairless
Abundance: occasional
Shape: globular, sphere
Season: Fall
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Walls: thick
Location: stem
Form: oak apple
Cells: polythalamous
Possible Range:i
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Plant Galls of the Western United States

Andricus sp. B [this may or may not be the gall listed in Weld--Weld's size, host, and position match but no other information is available to confirm]
Crested-stem-gall wasp

Hosts: Quercus emoryi

Galls measure 20-30 mm in diameter and may remain on trees long after insects emerge.

- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©


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