Diplolepis polita
Spiny leaf gall wasp
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5/28/2015 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 6″ (12 × 15 cm) 
| Parents | Unknown | Genus is not in the current taxonomy |
| Genus | Diplolepis | Uncertain. May be from Greek diplo- (δίπλοος), ”double“ or ”twin,“ and -lepis (λεπίς), ”scale“ or ”flake,“ possibly a description of the surface of the gall |
| Species | polita | Stearns gives the meaning as “elegant, polished, neat.” It could also derive from the Greek polos, “a pivot or axle,” and meaning “having a pivot or axle” |
Diplolepis polita description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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