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Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Amphibolips confluenta
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Succulent Oak Gall WaspDryocosmus quercuspalustris
Live Oak Apple Gall WaspAmphibolips quercuspomiformis
Round Bullet Gall WaspDisholcaspis quercusglobulus
California Gall WaspAndricus quercuscalifornicus
Oak Apple Gall WaspBiorhiza pallida
Cherry Gall WaspCynips quercusfolii
Oak Marble Gall WaspAndricus kollari
Oak Leaf Gall MidgePolystepha pilulae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 2,901 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,631 |
| Virginia | 955 |
| New Jersey | 486 |
| Missouri | 312 |
| Connecticut | 256 |
| Maryland | 236 |
| Kentucky | 230 |
| Arkansas | 225 |
| Oklahoma | 223 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Gall Wasps · Cynipidae |
| Genus | Amphibolips |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.