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Hedgehog Gall Wasp

Acraspis erinacei

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 20, February 21, March 33, April 64, May 123, June 57, July 43, August 39, September 41, October 34, November 21, December 19.
United States2,221
Canada518
Ontario514
New York368
Michigan303
Illinois221
Ohio202
Pennsylvania137
Massachusetts94
Virginia94

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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
GenusAcraspis

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