Biology:Andricus pattersonae
| Andricus pattersonae | |
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| A gall formed by A. pattersonae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Andricus |
| Species: | A. pattersonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Andricus pattersonae Fullaway, 1911
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| Synonyms | |
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Liodora pattersonae | |
Andricus pattersonae, also known as the plate gall wasp, is a species of gall-forming wasp in the genus Andricus.[1] Their hosts are among the white oaks grouping of oaks, with blue oak being common.[2][3]
Like most oak gall wasps, the plate gall wasp has two alternating generations a year: a parthenogenic all-female generation, and a bisexual generation.[2] The all-female generation produces galls in summer that are flat and circular with scalloped edges. Attached to the underside of leaves, these galls are initially green, then yellow, and fade to brown.[3][2] They are 7-9 mm in diameter and have a single larval chamber. Adults emerge in spring. The bisexual generation's galls are pear-shaped and much smaller.[2]
References
- ↑ "Species Andricus pattersonae - Plate Gall Wasp". https://bugguide.net/node/view/145070.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Russo, Ronald A. (2021) (in en). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. OCLC 1239984577. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1239984577.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McCracken, Mary Isabel; Egbert, Dorothy Barnes (1922) (in en). California Gall-making Cynipidae: With Descriptions of New Species. Stanford University Press. pp. 26–27. https://books.google.com/books?id=Jn5OAAAAMAAJ&dq=Andricus+pattersonae&pg=PA26.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q55650950 entry
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