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Dryocosmus
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Dryocosmus

Dryocosmus are a genus of gall wasps. They are cyclically parthenogenetic insects that induce galls on plants in the family Fagaceae.

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21 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Furry Oak Leaf Gall Wasp

speciesDryocosmus quercusnotha

Succulent Oak Gall Wasp

speciesDryocosmus quercuspalustris

Pumpkin Gall Wasp

speciesDryocosmus minusculus

Two-horned Gall Wasp

speciesDryocosmus dubiosus

Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp

speciesDryocosmus kuriphilus

Dryocosmus floridensis

speciesDryocosmus floridensis

Dryocosmus cinereae

speciesDryocosmus cinereae

Dryocosmus albidus

speciesDryocosmus albidus

Dryocosmus archboldi

speciesDryocosmus archboldi

Dryocosmus favus

speciesDryocosmus favus

Dryocosmus destefanii

speciesDryocosmus destefanii

Dryocosmus cerriphilus

speciesDryocosmus cerriphilus

Dryocosmus tavakolii

speciesDryocosmus tavakolii

Dryocosmus kunugiphagus

speciesDryocosmus kunugiphagus

Dryocosmus crinitus

speciesDryocosmus crinitus

Dryocosmus mayri

speciesDryocosmus mayri

Dryocosmus testisimilis

speciesDryocosmus testisimilis

Dryocosmus sefuriensis

speciesDryocosmus sefuriensis

Dryocosmus sakureiensis

speciesDryocosmus sakureiensis

Dryocosmus liui

speciesDryocosmus liui

Dryocosmus murakamii

speciesDryocosmus murakamii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85401.