Andricus stellaris | |
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Sunburst galls on an oak leaf, Santa Rosa, 2022 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Genus: | Andricus |
Species: | A. stellaris
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Binomial name | |
Andricus stellaris (Weld, 1926)
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Andricus stellaris, the sunburst gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on blue oaks and Oregon oaks on the Pacific coast of North America. [1] [2] The wasp oviposits on the underside of leaves, between the lateral veins; the larval chamber is the brightly colored spot at the center of the gall. [1] The chamber is surrounded by a crystalline structure. [3]