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Eucalyptus gall-forming wasp
Epichrysocharis burwelli
Epichrysocharis burwelli, the lemon scent eucalyptus gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp from the family Eulophidae which was first described from California in 2000 but which is thought to have originated in Australia, where its host plant is indigenous. It is now found in many areas of the World where its host plant, the lemon-scented eucalyptus Corymbia citriodora is grown.
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Description
Epichrysocharis burwelli is a very small wasp, no longer than 5mm, which is mainly brown with yellow markings on the face, eyes and at the base of the antennae. On the females the ovipositor is half the length of the metasoma.
Range & habitat
Epichrysocharis burwelli was first recorded from California where specimens emerged from galls on the leaves of Corymbia citriodora collected in the Los Angeles area, it has subsequently been recorded in Brazil and Portugal where its food plant C. citriodora is also grown. It is thought that the species originated in Australia where C. citriodora is native although there are no records of this species from Australia, the other species of Epichrysocharis are found in Australia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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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 877212.