Amphibolips confluenta

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]

Amphibolips confluenta
An oak apple. Amphibolips confluenta larva forms galls from oak leaves, slightly larger than a golf ball.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Amphibolips
Species:	A. confluenta
Binomial name
Amphibolips confluenta (Harris, 1841)