Atrusca trimaculosa
Atrusca trimaculosa, also known as the woollybear gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp.[2][3] This wasp is found on a variety of oak trees, including valley oak, blue oak, and Oregon oak. Its galls are 3-4 mm wide, round, and covered in stiff hairs. The galls are located on leaves, and often clustered together. Only females of this species are known.[4]
| Atrusca trimaculosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Atrusca |
| Species: | A. trimaculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrusca trimaculosa (McCracken & Egbert, 1922) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sphaeroteras trimaculosum | |
References
- Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN 0-691-21340-2. OCLC 1239984577.
- "Taxonomy browser (Atrusca trimaculosa)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- "Species Atrusca trimaculosa - Woollybear Gall Wasp". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN 0-691-21340-2. OCLC 1239984577.
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