Clustered Gall Wasp

Andricus brunneus · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Cynipidae

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Clustered Gall Wasp
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They live along the Pacific Coast of North America and the females emerge in autumn.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults measure roughly 3 mm (0.12 in) in length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found along the Pacific Coast of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Adult females emerge in autumn.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is the Pacific Coast of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 48 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Texas, Virginia, Oregon, Florida, Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

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Questions people ask

How big are adult clustered gall wasps?

They are about 3 mm (0.12 in) long and brown to reddish-brown.

Source: Wikipedia

When do the wasps appear?

Adult females emerge in autumn.

Source: Wikipedia

Where are they found?

They live along the Pacific Coast of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Cynipidae)

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andricus_brunneus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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