Biology:Besbicus maculosus

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Short description: North American gall-inducing wasp

Besbicus maculosus
Pear Gall Wasp imported from iNaturalist photo 301308721 on 26 October 2023.jpg
Butte County, California, 2023
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Besbicus
Species:
B. maculosus
Binomial name
Besbicus maculosus
(Kinsey, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Cynips maculosus Cynips maculosa
  • Andricus maculosus

Besbicus maculosus, formerly Andricus maculosus and Cynips maculosa, also known as the pear gall wasp, is an uncommon species of cynipid wasp that induces galls on oak trees on the west coast of North America.[1] The wasp oviposits on leather oak and scrub oak leaves.[1] Fresh galls are green.[1] This wasp has been observed in California.[2]

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Wikidata ☰ Q123255742 entry