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Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp

Disholcaspis quercusmamma

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 Manitoba.January 57, February 45, March 76, April 72, May 72, June 26, July 37, August 80, September 50, October 82, November 35, December 41.
Manitoba731
Illinois713
Minnesota582
Ontario254
Ohio248
Pennsylvania188
Michigan169
Wisconsin138
New York135
Massachusetts110

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
GenusDisholcaspis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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