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Encarsia
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Copyright © 2015
John Schneider
Encarsia? -
Encarsia
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
March 31, 2015
Pretty sure it's this genus, possibly a species not represented in the guide, but confirmation would be welcome.
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Contributed by
John Schneider
on 30 June, 2015 - 10:33pm
Last updated 14 November, 2015 - 11:16pm
Moved
Moved from
"Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita)
.
Thanks, Ross. I looked at the E. perplexa page you linked, and it could be that species, but I'm not sure. In my lateral photo, just the dorsal part of the abdominal segments is brown, and that page makes it sound like the segments are entirely brown. Also, the wings in my lateral photo seem to be markedly darkened rather than slightly shady, although it's hard to tell with the wings closed.
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John Schneider
, 30 June, 2015 - 11:30pm
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Yes - Encarsia…
I wonder if this might be
E. perplexa
, which was introduced into Texas and Florida back in the 70's to control the citrus blackfly. The description mentions that the third through sixth abdominal segments are dark brown in females. See
here
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See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 30 June, 2015 - 11:08pm
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