| Andricus quercusfoliatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Andricus |
| Species: | A. quercusfoliatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Andricus quercusfoliatus (Ashmead, 1881) | |
Andricus quercusfoliatus, the leafy oak gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. [1] [2] [3]
Gall wasps, also traditionally calledgallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this generally very small creature are known worldwide, with about 360 species of 36 different genera in Europe and some 800 species in North America.
Andricus is a genus of oak gall wasps in the family Cynipidae.
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