Cynipid gall wasp (Acraspis macrocarpae)

Cynipid gall wasp (Acraspis macrocarpae) on Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Photograph by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

CYNIPID GALL WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Acraspis
Species:	macrocarpae
Common Name:	Cynipid gall wasp

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