Biology:Feron parmula

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Short description: Species of wasp

Feron parmula
Disc Gall Wasp (Andricus parmula) (10180720896).jpg
A gall formed by F. parmula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Feron
Species:
F. parmula
Binomial name
Feron parmula
Bassett, 1900
Synonyms

Andricus parmula

Feron parmula, also known as the disc gall wasp, is a species of oak gall wasp in the genus Feron.[1][2] It induces galls in a wide selection of oak species, especially white oaks,[3] and including hybrids.[4] The galls are disc-shaped, up to 3 mm in diameter, and pale with red streaking. Adult females emerge in April.[3] The galls induced by F. parmula superficially resemble the galls of Feron gigas, Andricus viscidus, and newly identified species called the "plate gall wasp" and the "orange-cap gall wasp" by Ronald Russo.[3] Galls induced by this wasp have been documented in Oregon and California on the Pacific coast of North America.[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q55650948 entry