Callirhytis carmelensis; Mottled Acorn Gall Wasp; <small>(shown with <a href=/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Quercus+agrifolia&title_tag=Quercus+agrifolia>Quercus agrifolia</a>)</small>

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Callirhytis carmelensis; Mottled Acorn Gall Wasp; (shown with Quercus agrifolia)

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Callirhytis carmelensis
Mottled Acorn Gall Wasp
(shown with Quercus agrifolia)

Photographer: Joyce Gross

ID: 1111 1111 2222 2742 (2016-09-17)

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date of photo Jul 24, 2016

location Oakland hills (Alameda County, California, US)

family Cynipidae

order Hymenoptera

class Insecta

synonyms Andricus carmelensis

notes The wasp gall is protruding on the right side of the acorn cap. The tip of the severely stunted acorn ovary is to the left of the gall. Host tree is Quercus agrifolia.

camera Canon 5DM3; 100mm lens

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

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common names Mottled Acorn Gall Wasp (photographer)

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