Biology:Feron bakkeri

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Short description: North American gall-inducing wasp

Feron bakkeri
Pinched Leaf Gall Wasp Andricus bakkeri Photo 152623999, (c) Madeleine Claire, some rights reserved (CC BY).jpg
Gall induced by Feron bakkeri on Quercus berberidifolia leaf, San Diego County, 2021
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Subfamily: Cynipinae
Tribe: Cynipini
Genus: Feron
Species:
F. bakkeri
Binomial name
Feron bakkeri
(Lyon, 1984)
Synonyms

Andricus bakkeri

Feron bakkeri, also known as the pinched leaf gall wasp, is a relatively uncommon species of gall-inducing hymenopteran.[1][2] They produce pink leaf galls on Oregon oaks and scrub oaks.[1] The distribution of this wasp is California and Oregon in North America.[1][2] It was previously placed in the genus Andricus.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q55650918 entry