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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Rose Gall Wasps (Diplolepididae)
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Rose Gall Wasps (Diplolepis)
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Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp (Diplolepis polita)
Species
Diplolepis polita
- Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily
Cynipoidea
Family
Diplolepididae (Rose Gall Wasps)
Genus
Diplolepis
(Rose Gall Wasps)
Species
polita
(Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp)
Explanation of Names
Author: (Ashmead, 1890)
Internet References
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Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 21 June, 2008 - 1:55am
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 27 August, 2017 - 10:31am