Dryocosmus dubiosus
Dryocosmus dubiosus is an abundant species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in California in North America.[1][2] Commonly known as the two-horned gall wasp, the wasp oviposits on the leaves and catkins of coast live oaks and interior live oaks.[1] After the eggs hatch, the resulting gall form looks like it has a set of bull's horns.[1]
| Dryocosmus dubiosus | |
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| Photographed 2023 near Pacifica, California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Dryocosmus |
| Species: | D. dubiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryocosmus dubiosus (Fullaway, 1911) | |
References
- Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 89. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502.
- "Two-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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