Liposthenes glechomae is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China)[1][2] as well as North America where it and its host plant Glechoma hederacea are invasive, non-native species.[3] Galls may appear as small red blemishes on foliage and develop into large green galls nearly as long as one of the plant's leaves.

Liposthenes glechomae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Liposthenes
Species:
L. glechomae
Binomial name
Liposthenes glechomae
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Liposthenes glechomae galls in early spring, southern Ohio

References

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  1. ^ "Liposthenes glechomae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Liposthenes glechomae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.