Trichoteras vacciniifoliae | |
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Plumas County, 2023 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
Tribe: | Cynipini |
Genus: | Trichoteras |
Species: | T. vacciniifoliae
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Binomial name | |
Trichoteras vacciniifoliae (Ashmead, 1896)
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Trichoteras vacciniifoliae, formerly Andricus vacciniifoliae,[1] the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall[2] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks.[3] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America.[4] Because of their colorful appearance and location on the plant, the galls are often mistaken for fruit.[5] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers.[1]