Biology:Trichoteras vacciniifoliae
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Short description: North American gall-forming wasp
| Trichoteras vacciniifoliae | |
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| Plumas County, 2023 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Trichoteras |
| Species: | T. vacciniifoliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichoteras vacciniifoliae (Ashmead, 1896)
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Trichoteras vacciniifoliae, formerly Andricus vacciniifoliae,[1] the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall[2] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks.[3] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America.[4] Because of their colorful appearance and location on the plant, the galls are often mistaken for fruit.[5] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Russo, Ronald A. (2021) (in en-us). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 143. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780691213408/html.
- ↑ Asquith, Nancy (2020-11-21). "CALIFORNIA OAK GALLS" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/44142-california-oak-galls.
- ↑ "Species Andricus vacciniifoliae - Golden Oak Apple Wasp". https://bugguide.net/node/view/364196.
- ↑ "Andricus vaccinifoliae (agamic)". https://www.gallformers.org/gall/2098.
- ↑ Russo, Ron (December 2009). "Confessions of a Gall Hunter". pp. 20–25. https://californiaoaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ConfessionsOfaGallHunter_RonRusso.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q55650966 entry
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