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Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, tan, detachable galls on the leaves of red oak (Quercus rubra). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Red oak growing along the coast<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72792/woolly_oak_gall_-_callirhytis_lanata.html" title="Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/72792_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=OLF5Vidrt7g6YHC%2B7jefXSrZd7k%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, tan, detachable galls on the leaves of red oak (Quercus rubra). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Red oak growing along the coast<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72793/callirhytis_lanata3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72791/woolly_oak_gall_-_callirhytis_lanata.html Callirhytis lanata,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Woolly Oak Gall" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72791/woolly_oak_gall_-_callirhytis_lanata.html" title="Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/72791_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=twxCHRUQTyvmmNestjFYDuarzRo%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, tan, detachable galls on the leaves of red oak (Quercus rubra). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Red oak growing along the coast<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72793/callirhytis_lanata3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72792/woolly_oak_gall_-_callirhytis_lanata.html Callirhytis,Callirhytis lanata,Cynipid gall,Cynipidae,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Woolly Oak Gall,fuzzy gall,gall,oak gall,wasp gall,woolly oak gall" /></a></figure> Callirhytis lanata,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Woolly Oak Gall Click/tap to enlarge

Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata

Fuzzy, tan, detachable galls on the leaves of red oak (Quercus rubra). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.

Habitat: Red oak growing along the coast

Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, tan, detachable galls on the leaves of red oak (Quercus rubra). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Red oak growing along the coast<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72793/callirhytis_lanata3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72791/woolly_oak_gall_-_callirhytis_lanata.html Callirhytis lanata,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Woolly Oak Gall

Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, tan, detachable galls on the leaves of red oak (Quercus rubra). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Red oak growing along the coast<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72793/callirhytis_lanata3.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72792/woolly_oak_gall_-_callirhytis_lanata.html Callirhytis,Callirhytis lanata,Cynipid gall,Cynipidae,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Woolly Oak Gall,fuzzy gall,gall,oak gall,wasp gall,woolly oak gall

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The Woolly Oak Gall

Callirhytis lanata is a gall wasp that forms galls on trees in the red oak (Quercus rubra) group.

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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 Jan 18, 2019. Captured Sep 7, 2018 10:56 in 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.