Size: ~1.5mm bl. Little Sycamore trail, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 3/9/10. © Peter J. Bryant. Specimen #1

 

Gall Wasp

PBCyn20

Tentative ID based on gall type

Hymenoptera: Cynipidae

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Galls from which this wasp hatched. Size: 3cm and 2.2cm diameter.
Little Sycamore trail, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, Orange County,
CA. 3/9/10. Later dissection showed no other insects inside. © Peter J. Bryant. 		 
Another example, giving only parasitoids.