Unknown q-oblongifolia-little-teardrop-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, tan
Texture: hairy
Abundance: rare
Shape: conical
Season: Fall, Summer
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thin
Location: upper leaf, lower leaf, between leaf veins, leaf edge
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:
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Plant Galls of the Western United States

Little-Teardrop-Gall Wasp
Unknown #58

Hosts: Quercus oblongifolia

Galls measure 1-2 mm high and usually occur at the margins of leaves. Galls in October were fawn brown and had a swollen base that contains the larval chamber.

Range: Santa Catalina mts AZ

- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©


Further Information:
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