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Encarsia nigricephala
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Copyright © 2014
John Schneider
Aphelinid w dark head -
Encarsia nigricephala
near Briargrove area, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
October 16, 2014
Size: ~.5 mm BL
This one looks new for the guide. Any chance it's distinctive enough for species ID despite the blurriness?
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Contributed by
John Schneider
on 19 October, 2014 - 8:50pm
Last updated 17 December, 2023 - 5:52pm
Moved
Moved from
Encarsia
.
…
v belov
, 9 December, 2014 - 8:54pm
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Moved
Moved from
Aphelinidae
.
…
John Schneider
, 30 November, 2014 - 9:34pm
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Looks like either
Encarsia nigricephala
or a close relative.
…
John Schneider
, 30 November, 2014 - 9:19pm
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Agreed
Encarsia nigricephala
.
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Zachary Lahey
, 9 December, 2014 - 8:20pm
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Moved
Moved from
"Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita)
.
…
John Schneider
, 19 October, 2014 - 11:05pm
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Aphelinidae…
The size and features seem to suggest this family.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 19 October, 2014 - 9:16pm
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