Cynipidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Hymenoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 111 accepted species worldwide.
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Diplolepis mayri (Schlechtendal, 1877)
Diplolepis mayri is a gall-forming species that produces galls similar but disti…
Diplolepis polita
Diplolepis polita, the spiny leaf gall wasp, is a North American cynipid gall wa…
Diplolepis fructuum (Rubsaamen, 1896)
Diplolepis fructuum is a gall wasp that forms galls in wild rose seeds, damaging…
Diplolepis californica
Diplolepis californica, the leafy bract gall wasp, is a North American cynipid w…
Andricus kollari (Hartig, 1843)
Andricus kollari is a gall wasp that forms oak marble galls, whose tannic acid h…
Diplolepis bicolor
Diplolepis bicolor, the spiny bud gall wasp, is a North American cynipid wasp th…
Andricus dentimitratus (Rejtö, 1887)
Andricus dentimitratus is a Mediterranean gall-forming wasp that creates distinc…
Diplolepis spinosa
Diplolepis spinosa is a North American cynipid wasp that forms conspicuous galls…
Neuroterus anthracinus (Curtis, 1838)
Neuroterus anthracinus is a widely distributed gall wasp that forms two distinct…
Liposthenes glechomae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Liposthenes glechomae is an invasive gall wasp in Cynipidae found across Europe,…
Diplolepis bassetti
Diplolepis bassetti, the mossy rose gall wasp, is a North American cynipid wasp …
Biorhiza pallida (Olivier, 1791)
Biorhiza pallida is a gall wasp with a complex alternating sexual/asexual life c…
Cynipidae animals belong to the Hymenoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. kollari, but the two species are genetically distinct and require different hosts to complete their life cycles. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Cynipidae is classified in the order Hymenoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. It has both sexual and agamic generations, which produce two distinct types of galls: the oyster gall and the April-bud gall.
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