Xanthoteras teres explained

Xanthoteras teres (formerly Trigonapsis teres), the ball-tipped gall wasp, is a species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in Oregon and California in North America.^{[1] [2]} The wasp oviposits on the leaves of Oregon oaks and leather oaks, resulting in a somewhat Suessian gall that has an upright stalk topped by a fuzzy ball. The species was first described by Lewis Hart Weld in 1926.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Russo, Ronald A. . Plant Galls of the Western United States . Princeton University Press . 2021 . 978-0-691-21340-8 . 2020949502 . 122–123 . en-us . 10.1515/9780691213408. 238148746 .
2. Web site: Ball-tipped Gall Wasp (Xanthoteras teres) . iNaturalist . 2023-10-22 . en-US.
3. Web site: Species Xanthoteras teres - Ball-tipped Gall Wasp . 2023-10-23 . bugguide.net.