Maryland Biodiversity Project - Spiny Rose Gall Wasp (Diplolepis bicolor)

Spiny Rose Gall Wasp Diplolepis bicolor Harris, 1841

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hymenoptera > Family Cynipidae > Genus Diplolepis Spiny Rose Gall Wasp - Diplolepis bicolor - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20898

Description:

Causes galls on rose leaves: "Spherical, 7-10 mm. in dia., covered with spines about as long as diameter of the gall, the leaf obliterated if the cluster is large." (BugGuide)

Records:

There are 3 records in the project database.

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Spiny Rose Gall Wasp in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 304062 - Psn: 25)

Spiny Rose Gall Wasp in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Spiny Rose Gall Wasp in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 594067 - Psn: 155)

Spiny Rose Gall Wasp in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Spiny Rose Gall Wasp in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 582375 - Psn: 200)

Spiny Rose Gall Wasp in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Claire Ciafré via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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