Biology:Amphibolips confluenta

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Short description: Species of wasp

Amphibolips confluenta
Oak apple at Silver Sands State Park (21045).jpg
An oak apple. Amphibolips confluenta larva forms galls from oak leaves, slightly larger than a golf ball.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Amphibolips
Species:
A. confluenta
Binomial name
Amphibolips confluenta
(Harris, 1841)

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

Wikidata ☰ Q55650828 entry