Besbicus multipunctatus
Species of wasps
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Besbicus multipunctatus, formerly Cynips multipunctatus, also known as the gray midrib gall wasp, is a common species of cynipid wasp that induces galls on oak trees on the west coast of North America.[1] The wasp oviposits on the midrib of the underside of blue oak leaves.[1] The galls induced by this wasp are solid, except for the large central larval chamber, and are detachable.[1] This wasp is found primarily, but not exclusively, in California.[2]
| Besbicus multipunctatus | |
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| San Luis Obispo County, California, 2019 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Besbicus |
| Species: | B. multipunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Besbicus multipunctatus (Kinsey, 1929) | |
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