Feron kingi

Feron kingi, the red cone gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.^[1][2][3][4]

Feron kingi
The galls formed by Feron kingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Feron
Species:	F. kingi
Binomial name
Feron kingi Bassett, 1900
Synonyms
Andricus kingi

This species induces galls on various white oak species,^[5] such as the valley oak Quercus lobata.^[3] The galls housing the parthenogenetic females are detachable red cones measuring about 5 mm tall. These form on either side of the leaves, often with many forming per leaf. Adults emerge in winter from the tip of the cone.^[6]