Andricus foecundatrix, Artichoke Gall 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

Andricus foecundatrix, Artichoke Gall

Andricus foecundatrix, Artichoke Gall
Andricus foecundatrix, Artichoke Gall
Upton Country Park and Broadstone, Dorset. September and October 2017

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