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Heteroecus dasydactyli
2222_2335 Photo added 2012-02-14

Heteroecus dasydactyli (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
Woolly Gall Wasp
Mt Hamilton Rd, Santa Clara County, California
September 10, 2011

The woolly hair on this canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) stem gall comes off easily. The spindle-shaped gall underneath is glossy.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross