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Callirhytis apicalis
2222_2222 Photo added 2011-03-13

Callirhytis apicalis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)   (Synonym: Andricus apicalis)
Knowland Park, Oakland, Alameda County, California
February 26, 2011

Old root galls at the base of Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak) trunk. These galls have exit holes where the gall-creating wasps have emerged during previous years.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross