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Wasp emerged from Willow Leaf Gall - Lathrostizus - female

Wasp emerged from Willow Leaf Gall - Lathrostizus - Female
Aliso Canyon, Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California, USA
April 2, 2010
Size: ~8mm bl
Emerged from red gall on willow leaf

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Wasp emerged from Willow Leaf Gall - Lathrostizus - female Willow Leaf Gall - Lathrostizus

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

The galls
would be the work of Pontania sawflies, I believe.

Ichneumon: Campopleginaeā€¦
Likely this family based on a laterally compressed, cylindrical abdomen that extends past the wings, a pointed areolet, and an upcurved ovipositor.

See reference here.

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