Neuroterus tantulus

Neuroterus tantulus

Neuroterus tantulus produce leaf galls on Quercus alba.
Neuroterus tantulus Galls The galls were on the underside of the leaves.

Host: Quercus alba leaves
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Appearance

Causes numerous saucer-shaped galls on the underside of white oak (Quercus alba) leaves, 0.6-1.6 mm in diameter, which drop in the early fall leaving a scar on the gall and a brown spot on the leaf.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyCynipidae
GenusNeuroterus
SpeciesNeuroterus tantulus