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Tiny fly or tiny wasp? - female
Copyright © 2009 Michel Kleinbaum

Tiny fly or tiny wasp? - Female
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
May 18, 2009
Size: 5mm?
I did not know it was there until I saw it on a downloaded moth image
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Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 25 May, 2009 - 1:32pm
Last updated 19 August, 2009 - 12:54pm

Torymidae...
The elongated body, metallic green coloration with long ovipositor, extended marginal vein, and swollen hind femurs indicate a female torymid wasp.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12618
… Ross Hill, 27 May, 2009 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

Parasitic Wasp
It's a parasitic wasp, female (long stinger/ovipositor behind), likely one of the Chalcid wasps.
… John F. Carr, 25 May, 2009 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
parasitic wasp
following your lead I found an image similar to mine on this website www.forestryimages.org
they call it:
pteromalid wasp
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Hymenoptera > Pteromalidae
Roptrocerus xylophagous (Ratzeburg)
what do you think?
Thanks for your help
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 26 May, 2009 - 12:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Many species
There are many species that look similar to each other. I don't know how to distinguish them.
… John F. Carr, 26 May, 2009 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm in accord with John.
...
… Ron Hemberger, 26 May, 2009 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like a Pteromalid

I do think there's another similar wasp, though.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 May, 2009 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Pteromalid
following your lead I found an image similar to mine on this website www.forestryimages.org
they call it:
pteromalid wasp
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Hymenoptera > Pteromalidae
Roptrocerus xylophagous (Ratzeburg)
what do you think?
Thanks for your help
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 26 May, 2009 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

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