Pointed Bud Gall Wasp (undescribed Cynipidae) Pictures

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Pointed Bud Gall Wasp (undescribed Cynipidae)

The pointed bud gall wasp is a cynipid wasp which, at the time of this writing, is still scientifically undescribed. It induces striped, globular galls on several white oaks found in western North America.

Pointed bud gall wasp (undescribed Cynipidae), single gall on California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia). Stacked and stitched micro panorama of 665 exposures at 7.5x lifesize. Lake Berryessa, Napa County, California, USA.
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