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Diplolepis sp.
2222_2360 Photo added 2012-10-13

Diplolepis sp. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
Rose Gall
Angelo Coast Range Reserve, Mendocino County, California
April 23, 2008

This is an old wasp-induced rose (Rosa sp.) gall with exit holes. It's likely Diplolepis inconspicuous or possibly Diplolepis nebulosa.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross