Biology:Andricus vacciniifoliae

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Short description: North American gall-forming wasp

Andricus vacciniifoliae
Andricus vacciniifoliae - CA Plumas County 2023 June.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Andricus
Species:
A. vacciniifoliae
Binomial name
Andricus vacciniifoliae
(Ashmead, 1896)

Andricus vacciniifolia, the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall[1] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks.[2] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q55650966 entry