Biology:Burnettweldia corallina

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Short description: North American gall-inducing wasp

Burnettweldia corallina
Coral Gall Wasp imported from iNaturalist photo 52728930 on 24 October 2023.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Burnettweldia
Species:
B. corallina
Binomial name
Burnettweldia corallina
(Bassett, 1890)
Synonyms

Disholcaspis corallina

Burnettweldia corallina, formerly Disholcaspis corallina, the coral gall wasp, is a species of hymenopteran that induces galls on blue oaks in California in North America.[1][2] The wasp oviposits at the base of leaf petioles.[2] The detachable galls start out a mottled red-orange-yellow and over time darken to a deep brown and become brittle.[2] This gall superficially resembles the oak galls induced by Besbicus heldae and Cynips quercusechinus.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q123184848 entry