Biology:Andricus stellaris
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Short description: North American gall-inducing wasp
| Andricus stellaris | |
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| Sunburst galls on an oak leaf, Santa Rosa, 2022 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Andricus |
| Species: | A. stellaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Andricus stellaris (Weld, 1926)
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Andricus stellaris, the sunburst gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on blue oaks and Oregon oaks on the Pacific coast of North America.[1][2] The wasp oviposits on the underside of leaves, between the lateral veins; the larval chamber is the brightly colored spot at the center of the gall.[1] The chamber is surrounded by a crystalline structure.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Russo, Ronald A. (2021) (in en-us). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 108–109. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780691213408/html.
- ↑ "Sunburst Gall Wasp (Andricus stellaris)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/481653-Andricus-stellaris.
- ↑ Weld, Lewis H. (1926). "Field notes on gall-inhabiting cynipid wasps with descriptions of new species" (in en). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 68 (2611): 1–131. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.68-2611.1. https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/15671.
Wikidata ☰ Q55650961 entry
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