| Amphibolips confluenta | |
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| An oak apple. Amphibolips confluenta larva forms galls from oak leaves, slightly larger than a golf ball. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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]
