Andricus chrysolepidicola , also known as the irregular-spindle gall wasp, is a species of cynipid wasp that induces stem galls on blue oaks, valley oaks, scrub oaks, and leather oaks in North America.[1] The stem galls are the first-year unisexual gall of this species; a second-year bisexual generation induces bud galls.[1] This species is primarily known from California but may found elsewhere along the Pacific coast and inland to Nevada.[2]
| Andricus chrysolepidicola | |
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| Irregular spindle gall on valley oak | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Andricus |
| Species: | A. chrysolepidicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Andricus chrysolepidicola Ashmead, 1896
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References
edit- ^ a b Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 108–109. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502. OCLC 1239984577. S2CID 238148746.
- ^ "Irregular Spindle Gall Wasp (Andricus chrysolepidicola)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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