Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic

Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic

Description

The larva of the Cynipid gall wasp produces galls on Turkey Oak or Lucombe Oak (a hybrid between Turkey Oak and Cork Oak).

The spindle-shaped agamic gall (like a slender cowrie shell or Cornish pasty) is attached to a twig, petiole or midrib, often several in a row. The gall is up to 3 mm long, hard, shiny, sometimes with a few length ridges, green at first becoming reddish brown and spotted, or brown later.

[The sexual gall is on Turkey Oak acorns; the acorn is slightly swollen and may be flushed red or with red 'tentacles'.]

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Under "Species", please select "f. agamic" or "f. sexual" as appropriate.  Provide photos showing host leaves/buds/acorns as well as galls

Habitat

Turkey or Lucombe Oak

VC55 Status

Fairly common on host; increasing

Further Information

British Plant Galls (Redfern & Shirley 2023)

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