Ovipositing into the gall of Andricus quercuscalifornicus (California Gall Wasp).
Host
Andricus quercuscalifornicus (California Gall Wasp)
Host Plant
Quercus lobata (Valley Oak)
I have never seen these growing wildly anywhere except this little parking lot, what a surprise!
Would have been nice if these were the nissenana I came here to find
Keyed in the CA jepson manual to D. pulchellum, but not fully certain.
Pine hill flannelbush, Fremontodendron decumbens. CNPS Rank 1B.2, State Rare, Federally endangered
Sailor Bar.
I selected this because of fuzzy
Leaves and color was true