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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Encyrtid Wasps (Encyrtidae) » Encyrtinae » Metaphycus
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Chalcid wasp - Metaphycus
Copyright © 2008 Ilona L.

Chalcid wasp - Metaphycus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~1mm+
This little creature was barely visible. Without the photo, I would have never guessed that it was so detailed. Found by sweeping through plants in the flower garden.
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 13 October, 2008 - 1:50am
Last updated 4 March, 2018 - 6:43pm

Moved
Moved from Encyrtids.
… Bob Zuparko, 4 March, 2018 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

Typical Metaphycus ...
... although species ID is not possible via photograph.
… Bob Zuparko, 14 May, 2012 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Encyrtidae -- nice!
like the one seen here
… v belov, 13 October, 2008 - 3:55am login or register to post comments

 
Encyrtidae
Thanks again for the ID. Some of the other photos for this tiny wasp are quite exquisite. It seems a lot of others agree that unless you see this wasp magnified, you miss out on all the detail.
… Ilona L., 13 October, 2008 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

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