| Feron gigas | |
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| Galls formed by the unisexual generation of F. gigas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Feron |
| Species: | F. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Feron gigas Kinsey, 1922 | |
| Synonyms | |
Andricus gigas | |
Feron gigas, also known as the saucer gall wasp, is a species of gall-forming wasp in the genus Feron. [1] [2] 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. They are red, pink, brown, or purple. The larval chamber exists as a raised bump in the gall's center. The bisexual generation produces galls that are brown and cone-shaped. [3]
