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Euura californica

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Euura californica
Euura californica gall, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Subfamily: Nematinae
Genus: Euura
Species:
E. californica
Binomial name
Euura californica
Marlatt
Synonyms

Pontania californica

Euura californica, generally known as the willow apple gall sawfly, is a species of common sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae.[1] The sawfly lays eggs within arroyo willow leaves; the gall that develops around the eggs serves as an insect nursery. At maturity, adult sawflies create an exit hole in the gall from which they emerge. This sawfly "breeds year-round, producing as many as six generations" in certain locations.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pontania californica". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. ^ Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 46. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8.
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