Diplolepis (wasp)

Diplolepis
Diplolepis rosae gall
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Diplolepididae
Subfamily: Diplolepidinae
Genus: Diplolepis
Geoffroy, 1762

Diplolepis is a genus of approximately fifty species of gall-inducing wasps in the family Diplolepididae. The larvae induce galls on wild roses (Rosa), and rarely on domestic roses.

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