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Clustered Midrib Gall Wasp

Andricus dimorphus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 0, May 1, June 0, July 13, August 29, September 95, October 42, November 3, December 1.
Illinois184
Virginia105
Ohio100
Massachusetts53
Pennsylvania50
Minnesota41
Kansas38
Manitoba37
Wisconsin33
Ontario28

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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

Sources

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