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Hedgehog Gall Wasp

Andricus lucidus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 18, February 26, March 7, April 17, May 16, June 7, July 16, August 39, September 66, October 29, November 8, December 8.
Italy257
Austria204
United Kingdom143
England143
Centro102
Hungary102
Wien85
Niederösterreich80
Nord-Ovest65
France62

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyGall Wasps · Cynipidae
GenusAndricus

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