Melikaiella flora; Live Oak Petiole Gall Wasp; <small>(shown with <a href=/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Quercus+wislizeni&title_tag=Quercus+wislizeni>Quercus wislizeni</a>)</small>

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Melikaiella flora; Live Oak Petiole Gall Wasp; (shown with Quercus wislizeni)

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Melikaiella flora
Live Oak Petiole Gall Wasp
(shown with Quercus wislizeni)

Photographer: Joyce Gross

ID: 1111 1111 2222 1523 (2007-11-10)

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date of photo Nov 6, 2007

location Copperopolis (Calaveras County, California, US)

family Cynipidae

order Hymenoptera

class Insecta

notes Wasps develop in the acorn and abort the acorn's growth. An exit hole is visible in the top acorn (likely from a parasitoid/inquiline). From Quercus wislizenii (interior live oak).

camera Canon 30D; 100mm macro lens

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

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common names Live Oak Petiole Gall Wasp (photographer)

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