Atrusca capronae

Atrusca capronae, also known as the striped oak-apple gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America.^[1] The wasp oviposits on shrub live oak leaves.^[1] The intensity of the stripe color may vary regionally.^[1] This wasp is most commonly observed in Arizona but is found elsewhere in southwestern North America where its host plant is present.^[2]

Atrusca capronae
Coconino National Forest, Sedona, Arizona, 2023
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Atrusca
Species:	A. capronae
Binomial name
Atrusca capronae (Weld, 1930)

See also

• Oak apple