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Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

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Amphibolips confluenta

An oak apple. Amphibolips confluenta larva forms galls from oak leaves, slightly larger than a golf ball.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Amphibolips
Species:	A. confluenta
Binomial name
*Amphibolips confluenta* (Harris, 1841)

Amphibolips confluenta, known generally as the spongy oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.^[1]^[2] Its range includes Ontario, Quebec, and much of the eastern United States. Hosts include Quercus buckleyi, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus marilandica, Quercus rubra, Quercus shumardii, and Quercus velutina.^[3]

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^ "Amphibolips confluenta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
^ "Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health". 2018.
^ "Amphibolips confluenta (agamic)". www.gallformers.org. gallformers.

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Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp

Amphibolips confluenta (Harris, 1841)

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