Liposthenes glechomae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Genus: | Liposthenes |
Species: | L. glechomae |
Binomial name | |
Liposthenes glechomae (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Liposthenes glechomae is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) [1] [2] as well as North America where it and its host plant Glechoma hederacea are invasive, non-native species. [3] Galls may appear as small red blemishes on foliage and develop into large green galls nearly as long as one of the plant's leaves.