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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » parasitic Apocrita » Chalcid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Torymidae
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Wasp? - female
Copyright © 2006 Chris Wirth

Wasp? - Female
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
March 21, 2006
Size: Body is under 1 cm
Can anyone ID this? - Thanks
This is a composite of two photos. Found in the upper corner of my bedroom window.
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Contributed by Chris Wirth on 23 March, 2006 - 10:06pm
Last updated 5 August, 2009 - 1:06pm

Chalcid Wasp?
Here is the guide page.
… Lynette Schimming, 24 March, 2006 - 5:34am login or register to post comments

 
Yes - family Torymidae
While the first member of this family to be included in this Guide had a relatively short ovipositor, this female has an especially long one. It must parasitize gall-wasp larvae sheltered under very thick galls.
… Richard Vernier, 24 March, 2006 - 7:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for your help!
… Chris Wirth, 25 March, 2006 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

cool
That is one cool looking wasp
… Ray Simpson, 24 March, 2006 - 1:16am login or register to post comments

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