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Wool Sower Gall (Inside) - Callirhytis seminator This gall was crusty and old. <br /> <br /> When fresh: <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60831/wool_sower_gall_-_callirhytis_seminator.html" title="Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/60831_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=jzjbiP7t6ZrmerSxQFd%2BcYSJLy0%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator These were the prettiest galls that I&#039;ve ever seen!<br /> <br /> They were fluffy, white ball with pink spots and was about 4-5 cm across. One gall is actually a group of smaller, hairy galls that are joined at a common spot on a twig. They can be pulled apart to see seed-like structures that contain the developing wasps. I spotted 6 galls growing on Oak (Quercus sp.) - probably White Oak (Quercus alba).<br /> Callirhytis,Callirhytis seminator,Geotagged,Quercus,Spring,United States,Wool Sower Gall,cynipid wasp,gall,wasp gall,wood sower,wood sower gall" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <br /> Habitat: Oak twig; meadow<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109390/wool_sower_gall_-_callirhytis_seminator.html" title="Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/109390_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LOZKkRF9DcwIz477LtvEeTW8h%2Fg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator This gall was crusty and old. <br /> <br /> When fresh: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60831/wool_sower_gall_-_callirhytis_seminator.html<br /> <br /> <br /> Habitat: Oak twig; meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109391/wool_sower_gall_inside_-_callirhytis_seminator.html Callirhytis,Callirhytis seminator,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Wool Sower Gall,gall,oak gall" /></a></figure> Callirhytis seminator,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Wool Sower Gall Click/tap to enlarge

Wool Sower Gall (Inside) - Callirhytis seminator

This gall was crusty and old.

When fresh:

Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator These were the prettiest galls that I've ever seen!<br /> <br /> They were fluffy, white ball with pink spots and was about 4-5 cm across. One gall is actually a group of smaller, hairy galls that are joined at a common spot on a twig. They can be pulled apart to see seed-like structures that contain the developing wasps. I spotted 6 galls growing on Oak (Quercus sp.) - probably White Oak (Quercus alba).<br /> Callirhytis,Callirhytis seminator,Geotagged,Quercus,Spring,United States,Wool Sower Gall,cynipid wasp,gall,wasp gall,wood sower,wood sower gall



Habitat: Oak twig; meadow
Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator This gall was crusty and old. <br /> <br /> When fresh: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60831/wool_sower_gall_-_callirhytis_seminator.html<br /> <br /> <br /> Habitat: Oak twig; meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109391/wool_sower_gall_inside_-_callirhytis_seminator.html Callirhytis,Callirhytis seminator,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Wool Sower Gall,gall,oak gall

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The Wool Sower Gall

Callirhytis seminator is a parasitoid wasp in the gall wasp family (Cynipidae) found in the eastern United States.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 20, 2021. Captured Aug 7, 2020 10:47 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.