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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Atrusca |
| Species: | A. trimaculosa
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| Atrusca trimaculosa (McCracken & Egbert, 1922)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sphaeroteras trimaculosum | |
References
edit- ^ Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. 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 978-0-691-21340-8. OCLC 1239984577.
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