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Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp Larva (Hemadas nubilipennis) From inside a gall on Vaccinium pallidum in a dense mixed forest. <br />
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Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp Larva (Hemadas nubilipennis)

From inside a gall on Vaccinium pallidum in a dense mixed forest.

Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp (Hemadas nubilipennis) Growing on Vaccinium pallidum in a dense mixed forest.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108279/blueberry_stem_gall_wasp_hemadas_nubilipennis.html Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp,Geotagged,Hemadas nubilipennis,United States,Winter

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Hemadas nubilipennnis is a pteromalid wasp which creates stem galls on blueberry species (Vaccinium spp.). Larvae develop inside the gall. They emerge as adults in spring.

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Feb 5, 2021. Captured Feb 4, 2021 18:29 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm