Biology:Amphibolips confluenta
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Short description: Species of wasp
Amphibolips confluenta | |
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An oak apple. Amphibolips confluenta larva forms galls from oak leaves, slightly larger than a golf ball. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Genus: | Amphibolips |
Species: | A. confluenta
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Binomial name | |
Amphibolips confluenta (Harris, 1841)
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Amphibolips confluenta, known generally as the spongy oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.[1][2] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Amphibolips confluenta species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/39774. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ↑ "Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health". 2018. https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=1026.
- ↑ "Amphibolips confluenta (agamic)". gallformers. https://www.gallformers.org/gall/581.
Wikidata ☰ Q55650828 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibolips confluenta.
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