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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » parasitic Apocrita » Chalcid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Chalcid Wasps (Chalcididae)
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wasp ?
Copyright © 2008 Beth Sands

wasp ?
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
July 9, 2008
Size: 1/4"
This little guy is interesting , but what is it and what does it do ? Thanks for any comments to further my buggie knowledge , Beth

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 9 July, 2008 - 6:32pm
Last updated 12 July, 2008 - 12:11pm

Chalcid wasp?
It'd a parasitic wasp; My guess is d it might be a chalcid wasp because of the modified back legs.
… Jonas Insinga, 9 July, 2008 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

 
ID
It is in the Chalcididae. Some of them, at least are butterfly parasites.
… Andy Calderwood, 9 July, 2008 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Too bad it hurts Butterflies
Thanks again Andy for the expert i.d. It seems each and every bug has something out to get it... can't they all just get along ? I like the uniqueness of the little wasp , but I also enjoy the grace of the butterflies . Thanks again , sincerely Beth
… Beth Sands, 9 July, 2008 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Struggle
It's the story of Life. Pretty much all of its beauty derives from a desperate struggle.
… Andy Calderwood, 9 July, 2008 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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