Mesopolobus tibialis

Mesopolobus tibialis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pteromalidae

The common spangle gall on the underside of leaves and the currant gall on the male catkins or occasionally the leaves, develop as chemically induced distortions on pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), or sessile oak (Quercus petraea) trees, caused by the cynipid wasp Neuroterus quercusbaccarum which has both agamic and bisexual generations. Previous names or synonyms for this species are Neuroterus baccarum, N. lenticularis, N.

Distribution

Mesopolobus tibialis — (c) Paul Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Paul Cook · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 20France · 10Netherlands · 4Germany · 1Switzerland · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Paul Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Paul Cook · CC-BY DescriptionNeuroterus quercusbaccarum, Wikipedia contributors

Mesopolobus tibialis

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