Wool Sower Callirhytis seminator (Harris)    Synonyms: Wool Sower Gall Wasp.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Cynipidae   >   Genus Callirhytis   

Status:

A parasitoid wasp in the Gall Wasp family (Cynipidae) found in the eastern U.S.

Description:

Gall is distinctive: round and woolly, featuring many brown/pink spots. Adult is approximately 20 mm in length.

Relationships:

Wool Sower wasps make their galls on oaks, especially White Oak.

There are 148 records in the project database.

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Wool Sower in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/14/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Wool Sower galls in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Wool Sower gall in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Wool Sower gall in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/19/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Wool Sower in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/16/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Wool Sower gall in Howard Co., Maryland (5/17/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Howard Co., Maryland (5/17/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/10/2014). Photo by Jim Young. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/9/2014). Photo by Jim Young. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Wool Sower in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2014). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Wool Sower in Harford Co., Maryland (5/11/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Howard Co., Maryland (5/21/2019). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2020). (c) bhanrah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bhanrah via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Howard Co., Maryland (5/21/2019). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Wool Sower on White Oak in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/31/2014). Photo by Matt Tillett. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/28/2019). Photo by Matt Grey. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/10/2020). (c) Carrie Seltzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Carrie Seltzer via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/7/2022). (c) Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Emily Summerbell, Ph.D. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Jennifer Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jennifer Wright via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/30/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/30/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2021). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by kbarylski via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wool Sower in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/27/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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