Aylax papaveris (Perris, 1840)
(a gall wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAylax papaveris (a gall wasp)
GenusAylax (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeAylacini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp) :
1: Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
in swollen, galled pods of Long-Headed Poppy
Image 1: Galled (above) and normal (below) podsImage 2: Galled (above) and normal (below) pods (2)Image 3: Galled pod - cut openImage 4: Galled pod - cut open (2)Image 5: Galled pod - LSImage 6: Galled pod - LS - close-upImage 7: Galled pod - LS - close-up (2)Image 8: Galled pod - LS - close-up (3)Image 9: Galled pod - top view - close-upImage 10: Galled pod - TSImage 11: Normal (L) and galled (R) podsImage 12: Galled pod - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Galled pod - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Galled pod - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 15: Larvae in sectioned gall - enlarged

Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp)
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