Atrusca capronae | |
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Coconino National Forest, Sedona, Arizona, 2023 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Genus: | Atrusca |
Species: | A. capronae
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Binomial name | |
Atrusca capronae (Weld, 1930)
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Atrusca capronae, also known as the striped oak-apple gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America. [1] The wasp oviposits on shrub live oak leaves. [1] The intensity of the stripe color may vary regionally. [1] This wasp is most commonly observed in Arizona but is found elsewhere in southwestern North America where its host plant is present. [2]
Atrusca capronae | |
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Coconino National Forest, Sedona, Arizona, 2023 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Genus: | Atrusca |
Species: | A. capronae
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Binomial name | |
Atrusca capronae (Weld, 1930)
|
Atrusca capronae, also known as the striped oak-apple gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America. [1] The wasp oviposits on shrub live oak leaves. [1] The intensity of the stripe color may vary regionally. [1] This wasp is most commonly observed in Arizona but is found elsewhere in southwestern North America where its host plant is present. [2]