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Cynips
Cynips is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the undersides of oak leaves.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cherry Gall Wasp
speciesCynips quercusfolii
Striped Pea Gall Wasp
speciesCynips longiventris
Pea Gall Wasp
speciesCynips divisa
Cynips quercus
speciesCynips quercus
Red Wart Gall Wasp
speciesCynips disticha
Cynips cornifex
speciesCynips cornifex
Cynips agama
speciesCynips agama
Cynips korsakovi
speciesCynips korsakovi
Cynips ashmeadi
speciesCynips ashmeadi
Cynips tinctum
speciesCynips tinctum
Cynips lanaris
speciesCynips lanaris
Cynips rydbergiana
speciesCynips rydbergiana
Cynips dugesi
speciesCynips dugesi
Cynips vesiculoides
speciesCynips vesiculoides
Cynips cressoni
speciesCynips cressoni
Cynips molucrum
speciesCynips molucrum
Cynips clavuloides
speciesCynips clavuloides
Cynips fuscipennis
speciesCynips fuscipennis
Cynips tepicana
speciesCynips tepicana
Cynips fatihi
speciesCynips fatihi
Cynips izzetbaysali
speciesCynips izzetbaysali
Cynips incomptum
speciesCynips incomptum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119643.