Mesopolobus fasciiventris

Mesopolobus fasciiventris

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pteromalidae

Neuroterus numismalis is a gall wasp that forms chemically induced leaf galls on oak trees. It has both bisexual and agamic (parthenogenetic) generations and forms two distinct galls on oak leaves, the silk button gall and blister gall. The galls can be very numerous with more than a thousand per leaf.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionNeuroterus numismalis, Wikipedia contributors

Mesopolobus fasciiventris

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