Atrusca trimaculosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Atrusca
Species:
A. trimaculosa
Binomial name
Atrusca trimaculosa
(McCracken & Egbert, 1922)
Synonyms[1]

Sphaeroteras trimaculosum

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]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Atrusca trimaculosa)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Species Atrusca trimaculosa - Woollybear Gall Wasp". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  4. ↑ 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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