Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Cynipoidea » Rose Gall Wasps (Diplolepididae) » Rose Gall Wasps (Diplolepis) » Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (Diplolepis rosae)
Photo#1101056
rose gall - Diplolepis rosae
Copyright © 2015 Liz Watkinson

rose gall - Diplolepis rosae
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
July 8, 2015
Found this on native rosebush in garden .Any suggestions as to the possible inhabitant.
Contributed by Liz Watkinson on 13 July, 2015 - 12:37pm
Last updated 21 July, 2015 - 11:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 21 July, 2015 - 11:17pm

Robins Pincushion, the growth
Robins Pincushion, the growths are a result of female cynipid rose gall wasps (Diplolepis rosae) laying eggs within emerging foliage buds near the tips of the rose branches earlier this spring. See link. http://www.beautifulwildlifegarden.com/gall-wasps-in-the-garden.html
… Clyde Whitney, 13 July, 2015 - 1:24pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo