Knopper Oak Gall Wasp

Knopper Oak Gall Wasp - Andricus quercuscalicis

Description

A Cynipid  gall wasp that causes common and familiar Knopper galls to form on the acorns of various oaks. 

[Note that parasitoids and inquilines may also emerge from knopper galls]

Similar Species

There are many similar species of gall wasp

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

We recommend that the gall-causer is verified by an expert before submitting to NatureSpot - take good photographs, note the host gall and emergence date, and retain a specimen

Habitat

Knopper galls on oak

UK Status

A recent introduction to the British Isles, first arriving in the 1960s and now found throughout England, Wales and as far north as Scotland.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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