Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp

Amphibolips confluenta

Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp is a wasp that creates galls on Oak (Quercus sp.).
Spongy Oak Apple Gall - Amphibolips confluenta Galls are green at first, but become tan and papery thin on the outside as seen in this photo. The gall was about 5 cm diameter. Habitat: Oak (Quercus sp.) Amphibolips confluenta,Geotagged,Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp,Spring,United States,gall

Appearance

Adults are small and dark cynipid wasps with oval, compressed abdomen. Larvae are small and globe-shaped. The galls are green at first, become tan and papery thin on the outside.
Spongy Oak Apple Gall - Amphibolips confluenta Galls are green at first, but become tan and papery thin on the outside as seen in this photo. The gall was about 4 cm diameter. Spotted on an oak tree in a deciduous forest. Amphibolips,Amphibolips confluenta,Geotagged,Spongy Oak Apple Gall,Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp,Summer,United States,gall,oak apple,oak gall

Habitat

They occur principally on red, black, and scarlet oaks.
Amphibolips confluenta This is a picture of a Amphibolips confluenta at Poplar Ridge Park in Pasadena, Maryland. Amphibolips confluenta,Geotagged,Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp,Spring,United States

Reproduction

Galls, usually initiated during spring when young leaves are forming; sometimes they take over the entire leaf. The biology is not well known, but probably it has alternate generations on different host parts.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyCynipidae
GenusAmphibolips
SpeciesAmphibolips confluenta
Photographed in
United States of America