Atrusca capronae, also known as the striped oak-apple gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America.[1] The wasp oviposits on shrub live oak leaves.[1] The intensity of the stripe color may vary regionally.[1] This wasp is most commonly observed in Arizona but is found elsewhere in southwestern North America where its host plant is present.[2]
| Atrusca capronae | |
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| Coconino National Forest, Sedona, Arizona, 2023 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Atrusca |
| Species: | A. capronae
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| Binomial name | |
| Atrusca capronae (Weld, 1930)
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See also
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edit- ^ a b c Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 108–109. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502. S2CID 238148746.
- ^ "Atrusca capronae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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