Pea Gall Wasp

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Cynips divisa

Pea Gall Wasp, a reference photo
Photo: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith · Public domain

The red-pea gall or red currant gall develops as a chemically induced distortion arising from the underside of the mid-rib of a vein on Quercus species and it is attached by a short stalk or peduncle. The red-wart gall is the sexual phase of the same species.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Pea Gall Wasp being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Cynipidae
Genus
Cynips
Species
Cynips divisa

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