Plagiotrochus quercusilicis

Plagiotrochus quercusilicis

Plagiotrochus quercusilicis is a species of wasp causing gall formation on Quercus. It was descibed by Fabricius in 1798.
Plagiotrochus quercusilicis on Quercus coccifera At first sight this may look like a holly (Ilex aquifolium) with a fruit but it isn't. It is a red gall on a kermes oak leaf. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/13545/holly.html Greece,Plagiotrochus quercusilicis

Distribution

Southern Europe

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyCynipidae
GenusPlagiotrochus
SpeciesPlagiotrochus quercusilicis
Photographed in
Greece