Andricus solitarius f. agamic
Andricus solitarius f. agamic
Description
The agamic galls are in oak buds; elongate and slightly curved, and covered in red/golden hairs when young; later the hairs drop off leaving a smooth gall.
[Note: the inconspicuous sexual galls are formed on oak catkins]
Similar Species
Other species of Andricus cause small galls to form in buds
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Photograph the gall on oak, and note the host species
Habitat
native oak trees
UK Status
common (British Plant Galls, Redfern & Shirley, 2023)
VC55 Status
occasional
Further Information
See British Plant Galls (Redfern & Shirley, 2023)
sue
Warren Hills, rocky outcrop at western end
07 August 2022
Agamic gall on oak
sue
Warren Hills, rocky outcrop at western end
07 August 2022
Agamic gall on oak
sue
Warren Hills, rocky outcrop at western end
07 August 2022
opened agamic gall, larva inside, with no inner gall
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