Feron kingi | |
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The galls formed by Feron kingi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Genus: | Feron |
Species: | F. kingi
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Binomial name | |
Feron kingi
Bassett, 1900
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Synonyms | |
Andricus kingi |
Feron kingi, the red cone gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
This species induces galls on various white oak species, [5] such as the valley oak Quercus lobata. [3] The galls housing the parthenogenetic females are detachable red cones measuring about 5 mm tall. These form on either side of the leaves, often with many forming per leaf. Adults emerge in winter from the tip of the cone. [6]