Hymenoptera: Cynipidae - gall wasp
Andricus foecundatrix Artichoke Gall Agamic generation (Artichoke Gall) - photographs on Quercus, Oak Hosts: Agamic and sexual generations on Quercus faginea, frainetto, infectoria, lusitanica, petraea, pubescens, pyrenaica, robur Agamic generation with small inner gall, larva can over-winter in gall Sexual generation forms 2-3mm galls among anthers, catkins not distorted. The surface is covered with long white hairs and not ridged |
Andricus foecundatrix, Artichoke Gall
Upton Country Park and Broadstone, Dorset. September and October 2017