Andricus dimorphus

Andricus dimorphus
Andricus dimorphus galls on bur oak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Andricus
Species:
A. dimorphus
Binomial name
Andricus dimorphus
(Beutenmuller, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Cynips dimorphus
  • Adleria dimorpha

Andricus dimorphus, also called the clustered midrib gall wasp, is a species of oak gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. Galls in which the larvae live and feed are formed in clusters along the midrib on the underside of oak leaves.[1]

  1. ^ Weld, L. Hart. (1959). Cynipid galls of the Eastern United States. Ann Arbor, Mich.