Family
Cynipidae (Gall wasps)
Callirhytis quercusagrifoliae. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Gall wasps, also called gallflies, are a family (Cynipidae) in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea within the suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1300 species of this generally very small creature (1-8 mm) are known worldwide, with about 360 species of 36 different genera in Europe and some 800 species in North America.
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