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.
Plant Galls of the Western United States
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Hairy Fold Gall Wasp
Unknown # 56
Galls of this wasp are unmistakable in that they distort the leaves of Mexican blue oak by folding the edges inwardly.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-oblongifolia-woolly-leaf-fold-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: