| Trichoteras vacciniifoliae | |
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| Plumas County, 2023 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Trichoteras |
| Species: | T. vacciniifoliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichoteras vacciniifoliae (Ashmead, 1896) | |
Trichoteras vacciniifoliae, formerly Andricus vacciniifoliae, [1] the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall [2] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks. [3] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America. [4] Because of their colorful appearance and location on the plant, the galls are often mistaken for fruit. [5] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers. [1]
