Trichoteras vacciniifoliae; Oak Apple Wasp

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Trichoteras vacciniifoliae
Oak Apple Wasp

Photographer: Joyce Gross

ID: 1111 1111 2222 1090 (2006-12-03)

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date of photo Sep 23, 2006

location Angelo Coast Range Reserve (Mendocino County, California, US)

family Cynipidae

order Hymenoptera

class Insecta

synonyms Andricus vaccinifoliae

notes Gall is cut open to show the chamber in the middle in which the wasp is developing. The chamber is connected to the thin outer shell of the gall by radiating fibers. Gall found lying on the ground near the Eel River. Size around 30mm in diameter. ID by Ron Russo.

camera Canon 20D; 100mm macro lens

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

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common names Oak Apple Wasp Oak Apple Wasp (photographer)

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