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Small Oak Apple Gall Wasp

Amphibolips quercusostensackenii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 1, February 0, March 4, April 8, May 4, June 11, July 8, August 9, September 12, October 13, November 7, December 6.
Ontario83
Ohio75
Virginia72
Pennsylvania59
Illinois56
Massachusetts55
Michigan48
New York27
Minnesota23
Wisconsin15

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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
GenusAmphibolips

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