John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Image Number: 1626092
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Horned oak galls are hard, woody swellings on the twigs. Small horns protrude through the surface of the gall, and a small stingless wasp develops in each horn.
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Subject
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: Apocrita |
| Superfamily: Cynipoidea |
| Family: Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: Cynipinae |
| Tribe: Cypinini |
| Genus: Callirhytis |
| Subject: Callirhytis cornigera (Osten Sacken) |
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| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Hamamelidae |
| Order: Fagales |
| Family: Fagaceae |
| Genus: Quercus |
| Subject: Quercus spp. L. |
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Image uploaded:
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Image last updated:
Thursday, October 25, 2012
