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Round Bullet Gall Wasp
Disholcaspis quercusglobulus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Oak Marble Gall WaspAndricus kollari
Oak Rough Bulletgall WaspDisholcaspis quercusmamma
Spongy Oak Apple Gall WaspAmphibolips confluenta
Globular Root GallDisholcaspis globosa
Cherry Gall WaspCynips quercusfolii
Larger Empty Oak Apple WaspAmphibolips quercusinanis
Hackberry Petiole Gall PsyllidPachypsylla venusta
Oak Apple Gall WaspAmphibolips cookii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,566 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,259 |
| Virginia | 639 |
| New York | 593 |
| Maryland | 568 |
| Canada | 439 |
| Ontario | 438 |
| North Carolina | 307 |
| Pennsylvania | 302 |
| New Jersey | 275 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Gall Wasps · Cynipidae |
| Genus | Disholcaspis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Round Bullet Gall Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.