Biology:Besbicus heldae

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Short description: North American gall-inducing wasp

Besbicus heldae
Thorn Gall Wasp imported from iNaturalist photo 150936754 on 28 October 2023.jpg
Yolo County, California, 2021
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Besbicus
Species:
B. heldae
Binomial name
Besbicus heldae
(Kinsey, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Cynips heldae

Besbicus heldae, formerly Cynips heldae, also known as the thorny gall wasp or thorn gall wasp, is an uncommon species of cynipid wasp that induces bud galls on Oregon oak and valley oak trees on the west coast of North America.[1] Fresh gall are rose pink, measure 6–16 mm in diameter, and have a "mealy-granular" surface and possibly overlapping, disorderly looking "spikes".[1] Galls are detachable and turn brown as they age.[1] This gall superficially resembles the galls induced by Burnettweldia corallina or Cynips quercusechinus.[2]

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Wikidata ☰ Q123235445 entry