Trichoteras tubifaciens

Trichoteras tubifaciens, formerly Andricus tubifaciens, also known as the crystalline tube gall wasp, is an uncommon species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in Califoeni and Oregon in North America.[1][2] This wasp oviposits on the midrib of the underside of the leaves of Oregon oaks.[1] Up to 35 galls have been observed on a single leaf.[1] Cream, yellow, red, and multicolor variants have been documented.[1]

Trichoteras tubifaciens
Siskiyou County, California, 2020
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Subfamily: Cynipinae
Tribe: Cynipini
Genus: Trichoteras
Species:
T. tubifaciens
Binomial name
Trichoteras tubifaciens
(Weld, 1926)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 119–120. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502. S2CID 238148746.
  2. ^ "Andricus tubifaciens". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-25.