Heteroecus pacificus; Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp; <small>(shown with <a href=/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Quercus+chrysolepis&title_tag=Quercus+chrysolepis>Quercus chrysolepis</a>)</small>

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Heteroecus pacificus; Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp; (shown with Quercus chrysolepis)

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Heteroecus pacificus
Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp
(shown with Quercus chrysolepis)

Photographer: Joyce Gross

ID: 1111 1111 2222 2337 (2012-02-14)

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date of photo Sep 26, 2011

location Mt Hamilton Rd (Santa Clara County, California, US)

family Cynipidae

order Hymenoptera

class Insecta

notes This old canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) stem gall has had its shape altered by inquilines (guest larvae). The inquiline chambers are located around the bulbous tip of the gall and their exit holes are visible here. Normally this is a monothalamous gall whose larva is located closer to the base of the gall (where there is a larger exit hole visible here as well).

camera Canon 40D; 100mm macro lens

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

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common names Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp (photographer)

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