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Genus Amphibolips

Oak Apple Gall (Internal) - Amphibolips quercusinanis Large Oak galls found on ground - Amphibolips gainesi Cynipidae, oak acorn plum gall wasp larva - Amphibolips quercusjuglans Cynips? Cynips quercusfolii? - Amphibolips quercusjuglans gall wasp - Amphibolips acuminata Amphibolips murata Amphibolips - Amphibolips Amphibolips confluenta
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 Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)
Tribe Cynipini (Oak Gall Wasps)
Genus Amphibolips
Food
Wasps in this genus form galls exclusively on oaks in the red group (Section Lobatae).
Internet References
Fairfax County Public Schools
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 27 December, 2005 - 5:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Adamkranz
Last updated 28 August, 2021 - 4:28pm

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