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Globular Gall Causer

Andricus inflator

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Cynipidae

Andricus inflator is a species of gall-forming wasps, in the genus Andricus, which has a sexual and an asexual generation, producing two different galls. The wasp was named by the German biologist Theodor Hartig, in 1840 and is found in Europe. Description of the gall Like many oak gall wasps, there are two generations per cycle, with one sexual and one asexual, each creating different galls.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 265United Kingdom · 58Italy · 24France · 8Germany · 6Spain · 3