Trichoteras vacciniifoliae, formerly Andricus vacciniifoliae,[1] the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall[2] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks.[3] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America.[4] Because of their colorful appearance and location on the plant, the galls are often mistaken for fruit.[5] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Trichoteras |
| Species: | T. vacciniifoliae
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| Trichoteras vacciniifoliae (Ashmead, 1896)
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- ^ a b Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 143. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8.
- ^ Asquith, Nancy (2020-11-21). "CALIFORNIA OAK GALLS". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Species Andricus vacciniifoliae - Golden Oak Apple Wasp". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Andricus vaccinifoliae (agamic)". www.gallformers.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ Russo, Ron (December 2009). "Confessions of a Gall Hunter" (PDF). Natural History Magazine. pp. 20–25 – via californiaoaks.org.
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