Diplolepis fructuum
Species of wasp
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Diplolepis fructuum (Rübsaamen, 1895) is a hymenopteran gall wasp which causes a galls on wild roses.[1] The species is closely related[2] to D. rosae and D. mayri but it produces its galls in the seeds of wild roses thus damaging its hips.[3] The species is distributed mainly in the Northern regions of the Middle East, the Caucasus region and Northern shores of the Black Sea.[citation needed]
| Diplolepis fructuum | |
|---|---|
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| Mature gall on wild rose[clarification needed] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diplolepididae |
| Genus: | Diplolepis |
| Species: | D. fructuum |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplolepis fructuum (Rübsaamen, 1895) | |