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Acorn Plum Gall Wasp

Amphibolips quercusjuglans

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 0, February 3, March 2, April 0, May 3, June 123, July 143, August 17, September 17, October 8, November 3, December 2.
Texas321
Massachusetts222
Ohio137
New York102
Michigan98
Virginia86
North Carolina79
Pennsylvania73
Ontario72
Tennessee66

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
GenusAmphibolips

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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