Andricus bakkeri
Andricus bakkeri, also known as the pinched leaf gall wasp, is a relatively uncommon species of gall-inducing hymenopteran.[1][2] They produce pink leaf galls on Oregon oaks and scrub oaks.[1] The distribution of this wasp is California and Oregon in North America.[1][2]
| Andricus bakkeri | |
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| Gall induced by Andricus bakkeri on Quercus berberidifolia leaf, San Diego County, 2021 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Andricus |
| Species: | A. bakkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Andricus bakkeri (Lyon, 1984) | |
References
- Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 108. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502.
- "Pinched Leaf Gall Wasp (Andricus bakkeri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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