Andricus quercuscalicis (Burgsdorff, 1783)
(Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp)

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Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Knopper Gall Causer
Agamic Female (Click to open)
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAndricus quercuscalicis (Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp)
GenusAndricus (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Andricus quercuscalicis (Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Andricus quercuscalicis (Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Andricus quercuscalicis (Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp)
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