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Ceroptres
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Ceroptres

Ceroptres is a genus of gall wasp. Most of its species are found in North America, and most are inquilines, meaning it oviposits its eggs in a host gall. These host galls are mostly induced by other gall wasps, but some species of Ceroptres use the galls of gall midges.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ceroptres lokii

speciesCeroptres lokii

Ceroptres promethei

speciesCeroptres promethei

Ceroptres clavicornis

speciesCeroptres clavicornis

Ceroptres minutissimus

speciesCeroptres minutissimus

Ceroptres thrymi

speciesCeroptres thrymi

Ceroptres confertus

speciesCeroptres confertus

Ceroptres cornigera frondosae

complexCeroptres cornigera frondosae

Ceroptres iktomii

speciesCeroptres iktomii

Ceroptres rufiventris

speciesCeroptres rufiventris

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 732701.