Callirhytis perdens, formerly Andricus perdens, the ruptured twig gall wasp, is a species of hymenopteran that induces integral stem galls on coast live oaks, interior live oaks, and canyon live oaks in California in North America. The wasps oviposit in the stem, and over time (often after the first showers of the rainy season), the larval capsules are expelled from the lateral fissures onto the ground, where they either hatch in the leaf litter below the tree, or become fodder for grazing birds and other soil biota. This wasp is considered locally abundant.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ruptured Twig 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.
Easily confused with
- Andricus chrysolepidicola
- Protobalandricus spectabilis
- Neuroterus asymmetricus
- Callirhytis quercussuttoni
- Zapatella quercusmedullae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Cynipidae
- Genus
- Callirhytis
- Species
- Callirhytis perdens
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