Andricus chrysolepidicola

Andricus chrysolepidicola , also known as the irregular-spindle gall wasp, is a species of cynipid wasp that induces stem galls on blue oaks, valley oaks, scrub oaks, and leather oaks in North America.[1] The stem galls are the first-year unisexual gall of this species; a second-year bisexual generation induces bud galls.[1] This species is primarily known from California but may found elsewhere along the Pacific coast and inland to Nevada.[2]

Andricus chrysolepidicola
Irregular spindle gall on valley oak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Andricus
Species:
A. chrysolepidicola
Binomial name
Andricus chrysolepidicola
Ashmead, 1896

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. OCLC 1239984577. S2CID 238148746.
  2. ^ "Irregular Spindle Gall Wasp (Andricus chrysolepidicola)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-16.