Diplolepis bassetti is a animal in the Cynipidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Diplolepis bassetti

Diplolepis bassetti

Diplolepis bassetti, the mossy rose gall wasp, is a North American cynipid wasp that forms bud galls on wild roses.

Family
Genus
Diplolepis
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Diplolepis bassetti

Diplolepis bassetti, commonly called the mossy rose gall wasp, is a species of cynipid wasp. This wasp induces the formation of bud galls on wild roses across North America. Its known host plants are the interior rose, Nootka rose, and pine rose.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Cynipidae Diplolepis

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