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title: "Eikengalwesp"
description: "Cynips quercusfolii — Insecten en spinnen. Cynips quercusfolii, also known as the cherry gall wasp and common oak gall wasp, is a gall wasp species in the genus Cynips and family Cynipidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cherry-gall-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eikengalwesp

> Cynips quercusfolii — Insecten en spinnen. Cynips quercusfolii, also known as the cherry gall wasp and common oak gall wasp, is a gall wasp species in the genus Cynips and family Cynipidae.

- Scientific name: *Cynips quercusfolii*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 13642
- Wikidata: [Q1413696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413696)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119642](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119642)

## Names

- en: Cherry Gall Wasp
- de: Gemeine Eichengallwespe
- fr: Cynips des galles-cerises du chêne
- nl: Eikengalwesp
- pl: Galasówka dębianka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (2127), DE (1920), GB (1353), UA (1105), PL (1059), AT (840), CZ (708), DK (633), FR (570), LT (450), HU (380), IT (289)

## Summary

Cynips quercusfolii, also known as the cherry gall wasp and common oak gall wasp, is a gall wasp species in the genus Cynips and family Cynipidae. The species is important for the production of commercial nutgall formed on Quercus lusitanica (the gall oak).
Galls are located on the underside of leaves, with the majority of galls being on the second and third veins from the petiole of the leaf.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynips_quercusfolii

## Photo

![Eikengalwesp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cherry-gall-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Llydia · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386030397

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cherry-gall-wasp?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).