Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp Andricus chinquapin (Fitch, 1859)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Cynipidae   >   Genus Andricus   

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"Produces stalked galls emerging from veins of leaves in the white oak group (Quercus bicolor, Q. alba, Q. prinus, Q. stellata [and] Q. macrocarpa). Adults emerge from galls in spring" (BugGuide, 2016).

There are 8 records in the project database.

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Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Carrie Seltzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Carrie Seltzer via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

The gall of a Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/11/2009). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

The gall of a Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/11/2009). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Small Oak Spindle Gall Wasp in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/20/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)


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