Besbicus multipunctatus

Besbicus multipunctatus, formerly Cynips multipunctatus, also known as the gray midrib gall wasp, is a common species of cynipid wasp that induces galls on oak trees on the west coast of North America.^[1] The wasp oviposits on the midrib of the underside of blue oak leaves.^[1] The galls induced by this wasp are solid, except for the large central larval chamber, and are detachable.^[1] This wasp is found primarily, but not exclusively, in California.^[2]

Besbicus multipunctatus
San Luis Obispo County, California, 2019
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Besbicus
Species:	B. multipunctatus
Binomial name
Besbicus multipunctatus (Kinsey, 1929)
Synonyms
Cynips multipunctata Cynips multipunctata Dryophanta multipunctata

See also

• Besbicus