Eurytoma amygdali

TaxID: 457089

Basic Information

Eurytoma amygdali

Almond Wasp, almond seed wasp

Eurytoma amygdali, or the almond seed wasp, is a species of wasp in the family Eurytomidae which is native to Mediterranean areas, and parts of former Soviet Union.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hymenoptera

Eurytomidae

Eurytoma

amygdali

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Eurytoma amygdali
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(c) Thomas R@BY-NC-SA
Eurytoma amygdali
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(c) Thomas R@BY-NC-SA
Eurytoma amygdali
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(c) H. Dumas@BY-SA
Eurytoma amygdali
c
(c) Thomas R@BY-NC-SA
Eurytoma amygdali
c
(c) H. Dumas@BY-SA

Morphological Features

Adult female 6–8 mm long. Head black with dark brown eyes. Thorax and spindle-shaped abdomen shiny black. Legs with tibiae and tarsi light brown, remaining parts black. Ovipositor long.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Nikos A. Kouloussis. Almond Seed Wasp, Eurytoma Amygdali Enderlein (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae). Encyclopedia of Entomology

Host Plants (3 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Prunus bucharica Host
Prunus dulcis Host
Prunus fenzliana Host

Quarantine Status (5 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Chile Quarantine pests 2024
China Quarantine pests 2021
Egypt Abesent 2018
Peru Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (19 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

19
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Armenia Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Cyprus Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
Georgia Present —
Greece Present —
Hungary Present —
Iran Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature