Philonix fulvicollis Fitch, 1859

An Oak Gall Wasp

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Cynipidae

Genus: Philonix

Species: Philonix fulvicollis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Philonix fulvicollis

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Associated Species	Type of Associate	Reference
Quercus alba (White Oak)	Host plant	BugGuide
Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)	Host plant	BugGuide
Quercus prinoides (Dwarf Chinquapin Oak, Dwarf Chestnut Oak)	Host plant	BugGuide
Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak)	Host plant	BugGuide

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