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Oak Artichoke Gall Wasp

Andricus foecundatrix

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 715, February 528, March 827, April 1,301, May 1,877, June 2,046, July 2,190, August 1,883, September 1,382, October 1,032, November 564, December 441.
United States14,786
Alaska14,786
United Kingdom2,220
England1,888
Germany514
France371
Italy319
Portugal256
Russia254
Nord-Ovest235

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

Remember the name next time.

Practise Oak Artichoke Gall Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.