About Liposthenes glechomae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Liposthenes glechomae is a species of gall wasp that belongs to the family Cynipidae. Its distribution ranges across Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. In North America, both Liposthenes glechomae and its host plant Glechoma hederacea are invasive, non-native species. The galls formed by this wasp start out as small red blemishes on the plant's foliage, and eventually develop into large green galls that are nearly as long as one of the host plant's leaves.
