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Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, cream-colored, detachable galls on the leaves of oak (Quercus sp.). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br />
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Habitat: Oak tree bordering a meadow<br />
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Habitat: Oak tree bordering a meadow<br />
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Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata

Fuzzy, cream-colored, detachable galls on the leaves of oak (Quercus sp.). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.

Habitat: Oak tree bordering a meadow

Woolly Oak Gall - Callirhytis lanata Fuzzy, cream-colored, detachable galls on the leaves of oak (Quercus sp.). The galls drop off the leaves in October, and the adults emerge in the second, third, or fourth spring.<br />
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Habitat: Oak tree bordering a meadow<br />
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    comments (2)

  1. Ahhh these are so cute! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks! They had a great texture :) Posted 6 years ago

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

Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 14, 2019. Captured Oct 6, 2018 11:17 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm