Callirhytis quercussuttoni, the gouty stem gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp. Its galls appear on oaks in the red oak group (section Lobatae) (including Quercus agrifolia and Q. wisizleni) on the west coast of North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gouty Stem Gall Wasp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Protobalandricus spectabilis
- Andricus chrysolepidicola
- Neuroterus asymmetricus
- Callirhytis perdens
- Callirhytis quercusbatatoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Cynipidae
- Genus
- Callirhytis
- Species
- Callirhytis quercussuttoni
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