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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Cynipoidea » Gall Wasps (Cynipidae) » Oak Gall Wasps (Cynipini) » Biorhiza » Biorhiza caepulaeformis
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Red Gall Wasp - Biorhiza caepulaeformis - female
Copyright © 2012 John R. Maxwell

Red Gall Wasp - Biorhiza caepulaeformis - Female
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
December 2, 2012
Size: Maybe around 5 mm?
I suppose this belongs in Cynipidae (Gall Wasps). Not sure if there is much hope for an ID, the wings are deformed and I found it walking on my leg (no host).

Female?

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 6 December, 2012 - 5:10pm
Last updated 26 November, 2023 - 11:09am

Moved
Moved from Wingless adults: Acraspis, Philonix, Phylloteras, Trigonaspis, or Zopheroteras.
… Adam Kranz, 26 November, 2023 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gall Wasps.
… Miles Zhang, 3 April, 2021 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 7 December, 2012 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Absolutely
Amazing shots! You must use some really hi-tech equipment :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 6 December, 2012 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

 
I used laziness
to get it on me while I was sitting in a chair.
… John R. Maxwell, 6 December, 2012 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Right…
A female is likely as males are quite rare (eggs are often unfertilized). This one's pretty large for a cynipid.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 6 December, 2012 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

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