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Diastrophus rubi
Diastrophus rubi is a gall wasp which affects Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.). The galls is an elongated swelling, usually causing the stem to bend, with a bumpy surface, each bump containing a separate gall chamber. Often the old, vacated galls are found with multiple exit holes; these can persist for many years.
It is a bisexual species; after mating, fertilised eggs develop into females and unfertilised eggs into males. Males are rare in some populations, and the species may be moving towards a parthenogenetic life-cycle where males are absent
Lasioptera rubi is a gall-midge that causes similar swellings on bramble stems,
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- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Cynipidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 13/04/2019 (lemmon, roy)
- Last record:
- 07/08/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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