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Atrusca brevipennata
North American gall-inducing wasp From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atrusca brevipennata, formerly Andricus pellucidus, also known as the little oak-apple gall wasp, is a locally common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America.[1] The wasp oviposits on shrub live oak and Gambel oak leaves.[1] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers.[1] This wasp is most commonly observed in the American Southwest, as far north as Denver.[2] It is visually similar to, and may be confused with, Atrusca bella.[1]
Atrusca brevipennata was first studied and introduced to the scientific community by American biologist and sexologist Alfred Kinsey.[3]
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