Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Summary 2

The rose bedeguar gall, Robin's pincushion gall, or moss gall develops as a chemically induced distortion of an unopened leaf axillary or terminal buds, mostly on field rose (Rosa arvensis) or dog rose (Rosa canina) shrubs, caused by the parthenogenetic hymenopteran gall wasp (Diplolepis rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)), previous synonyms are D. bedeguaris, Rhodites rosae or Cynips rosae.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Colin Cubitt, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/colin-c/1382885982/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplolepis_rosae

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