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Feron gigas

Feron gigas

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Cynipidae

Feron gigas, also known as the saucer gall wasp, is a species of gall-forming wasp in the genus Feron. It induces galls on the leaves of scrub oaks, blue oaks, and Engelmann oaks. The galls produced by its all-female generation, which emerges in winter, are 3–4 mm wide, circular with raised edges.

Distribution

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