Neuroterus anthracinus (Curtis, 1838) is a animal in the Cynipidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Neuroterus anthracinus (Curtis, 1838)

Neuroterus anthracinus (Curtis, 1838)

Neuroterus anthracinus is a widely distributed gall wasp that forms two distinct galls on oak trees via two reproductive generations.

Family
Genus
Neuroterus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Neuroterus anthracinus (Curtis, 1838)

Neuroterus anthracinus is a widely distributed gall wasp first described by Curtis in 1838. This species forms chemically induced leaf galls on oak trees. It has both sexual and agamic generations, which produce two distinct types of galls: the oyster gall and the April-bud gall.

Photo: (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Cynipidae Neuroterus

More from Cynipidae

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