Diplolepis spinosa

Diplolepis spinosa
	Manitoba, 2023
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Diplolepididae
Genus:	Diplolepis
Species:	D. spinosa
Binomial name
	Diplolepis spinosa; (Ashmead, 1897)

Last updated January 02, 2026

Diplolepis spinosa, also known as the many-spined twig gall wasp, is a species of cynipid wasp that induces galls on wild roses in North America.^[1]D. spinosa-induced galls are said to be "one of the most conspicuous" found in the grasslands of the continent.^[2]

References

↑ "Diplolepis spinosa (Many-spined Twig Gall Wasp)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
↑ Shorthouse, Joseph D. (2010-06-04), Shorthouse, Joseph (ed.), "Galls induced by cynipid wasps of the genus Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the roses of Canada's grasslands" (PDF), Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 1): Ecology and Interactions in Grassland Habitats, Biological Survey of Canada, pp. 251–279, doi:10.3752/9780968932148.ch12, ISBN 978-0-9689321-4-8 , retrieved 2023-11-08

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[inaturalist-Diplolepis_spinosa-1] "Diplolepis spinosa (Many-spined Twig Gall Wasp)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[2] Shorthouse, Joseph D. (2010-06-04), Shorthouse, Joseph (ed.), "Galls induced by cynipid wasps of the genus Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the roses of Canada's grasslands" (PDF), Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 1): Ecology and Interactions in Grassland Habitats, Biological Survey of Canada, pp. 251–279, doi:10.3752/9780968932148.ch12, ISBN 978-0-9689321-4-8 , retrieved 2023-11-08

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