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Callirhytis apicalis
2222_2225 Photo added 2011-03-13

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

Old root gall at the base of Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak) trunk. Part of the central chamber where the larva developed is visible in the middle.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross