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]
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| An oak apple. Amphibolips confluenta larva forms galls from oak leaves, slightly larger than a golf ball. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Amphibolips |
| Species: | A. confluenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphibolips confluenta (Harris, 1841)
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References
edit- ^ "Amphibolips confluenta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health". 2018.
- ^ "Amphibolips confluenta (agamic)". www.gallformers.org. gallformers.
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