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Trichoteras vacciniifoliae
2222_1091 Photo added 2006-12-03

Trichoteras vacciniifoliae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)   (Synonym: Andricus vaccinifoliae)
Oak Apple Wasp
Angelo Coast Range Reserve, Mendocino County, California
September 23, 2006

Inner chamber of gall has been cut open (and radiating fibers removed) to show the developing wasp inside. Gall found lying on the ground near the Eel River. ID by Ron Russo.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross