Diplolepis rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
GenusDiplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.))
TribeDiplolepidini (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 Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp) :
1: Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
30 Apr 2016 OSGR: SP72 51° 50’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
Female, emerged from Robin’s Pincushion Gall on rose stem
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - wings - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
28 Sep 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Robin’s Pincushion Gall on stem of Dog Rose
Image 1: Gall - white backgroundImage 2: Gall - white background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Gall surface - close-up - enlarged
3: Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
7 Jul 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Robin’s Pincushion gall on cultivated Rosa glauca in garden
Image 1: Robin\'s Pincushion gall - close-upImage 2: Robin\'s Pincushion gall - close-up (2)Image 3: Robin\'s Pincushion gall - close-up (3)Image 4: Robin\'s Pincushion gall - on Rosa glauca
4: Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Robin’s Pin Cushion gall on Harsh Downy Rose
Image 1: Gall - close-upImage 2: Gall - close-up (2)
5: Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
A particularly bright red gall
Image 1: Bedeguar gall on roseImage 2: Bedeguar gall on rose - close-upImage 3: Bedeguar gall on rose - detail

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Randolph, R. The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall and its Insect Community British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Gall Inhabitants

Randolph, R. The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall and its Insect Community British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Williams, R., & Randolph, S. 2006 *** Key to identification of adult insects which may emerge from Diplolepis rosae galls in Britain ***(Superseded)
Williams, R. 2012 *** The rose bedeguar ***(Superseded)
Williams, R. The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall - Field Work and Keys to the Insect Inhabitants British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
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