Andricus confertus, the convoluted gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in California in North America.[1] This gall, with its pink, brain-like appearance, is actually a cluster of galls.[1] The wasp oviposits one gall mass on the midrib of the underside of valley oak leaves.[1]
| Andricus confertus | |
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| Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area, Walnut Creek, California, 2013 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Andricus |
| Species: | A. confertus
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| Binomial name | |
| Andricus confertus McCracken & Egbert, 1922
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References edit
- ^ a b c Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 108–109. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502. S2CID 238148746.
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