Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864 is a animal in the Cynipidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864

Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864

Diastrophus potentillae is a cynipid gall wasp found in eastern North America that forms galls on two cinquefoil species.

Family
Genus
Diastrophus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864

Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864, commonly called the cinquefoil bud gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp that belongs to the family Cynipidae. This species occurs in eastern North America. It forms galls on the stems of Potentilla canadensis and Potentilla simplex.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Cynipidae Diastrophus

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