Quercus-associated

Guides

• Feron amphorus

  Feron amphorus is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae, described by Weld in 1926. Like other members of this genus, it induces the formation of galls on oak species (Quercus). The species is part of a diverse radiation of cynipid wasps associated with North American oaks.

  gall-waspoak-gallcynipidparasitoidQuercus-associated

• Neosymydobius

  American Oak-twig Aphids

  Neosymydobius is a small genus of aphids comprising six described Nearctic species. All species are exclusively associated with oak trees (Quercus spp.), feeding on twigs and branches. The genus was established by Baker in 1920 and is classified within the subfamily Calaphidinae and tribe Myzocallidini.

  aphidoakNearcticCalaphidinaeMyzocallidiniphytophagousQuercus-associated

• Satyrium favonius favonius

  Southern Oak Hairstreak

  Satyrium favonius favonius, the Southern Oak Hairstreak, is a subspecies of oak hairstreak butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is one of four recognized subspecies of Satyrium favonius, which collectively range across eastern North America. The species complex exhibits strong associations with oak trees and canopy-dwelling behavior. This subspecific epithet represents the nominate form of the species.

  LycaenidaeSatyriumoak-hairstreaksubspeciesQuercus-associated