Andricus seminationis Hymenoptera: Cynipidae - gall wasp
Andricus seminationis

Agamic generation - photographs on Quercus, Oak

Hosts:
Only agamic generation known, on Quercus petraea, pubescens, robur

Usually several together in male catkins, very occasionally occurs on leaves (attached to margin). Galls are slender, 6-8mm with longitudinal ridges, stalk 5mm. Young gall is green with short, non-persistent hairs




Andricus seminationis

Andricus seminationis
Andricus seminationis
Broadstone, Dorset. September 2017

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