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Protobalandricus spectabilis
2222_2364 Photo added 2012-10-13

Protobalandricus spectabilis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)   (Synonym: Disholcaspis spectabilis)
Tapered Stem Gall Wasp
Angelo Coast Range Reserve, Mendocino County, California
September 24, 2006

Wasp-induced stem gall on canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis), cut open showing larval chambers.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross