''Cynips quercusfolii'' is a
gall wasp
Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this generall ...
species in the genus ''
Cynips''. The species is important for the production of commercial nutgall formed on ''
Quercus lusitanica
''Quercus lusitanica'', commonly known as gall oak, Lusitanian oak, or dyer's oak, is a species of oak native to Portugal, Spain (Galicia and western Andalucia) and Morocco. ''Quercus lusitanica'' is the source of commercial nutgalls. These galls ...
'' (the gall oak).
Galls are located on the underside of leaves, with the majority of galls being on the second and third veins from the petiole of the leaf.
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file:Gallen Eikengalwesp (Cynips quercusfolii).jpg, Galls
File:Larve Eikengalwesp (Cynips quercusfolii).jpg, Larva
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Cynipidae
Gall-inducing insects
Wasps described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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