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title: "Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp"
description: "Amphibolips confluenta — Insetos e aranhas. Amphibolips confluenta, known generally as the spongy oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spongy-oak-apple-gall-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp

> Amphibolips confluenta — Insetos e aranhas. Amphibolips confluenta, known generally as the spongy oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.

- Scientific name: *Amphibolips confluenta*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 14223
- Wikidata: [Q55650828](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55650828)
- iNaturalist taxon: [135271](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135271)

## Names

- en: Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp
- es: Avispa de agallas de encino
- fr: Guêpion de la galle spongieuse du chêne

## Countries with the most observations

US (7190), CA (45)

## Summary

Amphibolips confluenta, known generally as the spongy oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibolips_confluenta

## Photo

![Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spongy-oak-apple-gall-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lottery Discountz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26805719

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spongy-oak-apple-gall-wasp?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).