Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Gallformers ID Notes
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A thick-walled vein swelling causing a slight deformation of the leaf on Quercus macrocarpa. Containing at least one larva of ambiguous taxon, likely cynipini. Observed in Texas in May.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-macrocarpa-thick-vein on iNaturalist. You can view them here: