Species
Andricus quercuscalifornicus (California gall wasp)
Andricus quercuscalifornicus (occasionally Andricus californicus), or the California gall wasp, is a small wasp species that induces oak apple galls on white oaks, primarily the Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) but also other species such as Quercus berberidifolia. It is found from Washington, Oregon, and California to northern regions of Mexico. Often multiple wasps in different life stages occupy the same gall.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
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Superfamily: Cynipoidea (Gall wasps and allies)
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Family: Cynipidae (Gall wasps)
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Subfamily: Cynipinae
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Tribe: Cynipini (Oak gall wasps)
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Genus: Andricus
- Species: Andricus quercuscalifornicus (California gall wasp)
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Genus: Andricus
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Tribe: Cynipini (Oak gall wasps)
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Subfamily: Cynipinae
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Family: Cynipidae (Gall wasps)
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Superfamily: Cynipoidea (Gall wasps and allies)
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Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)