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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Trichogrammatidae
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Which Braconid Wasp?
Copyright © 2015 StevenBren

Which Braconid Wasp?
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
September 6, 2015
Size: ~1 mm
What is this Braconid wasp hatching from a Gulf Fritillary egg instead of the caterpillar I was waiting for. I was happy to catch this, but it is NOT what I was waiting diligently for.............
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Contributed by StevenBren on 6 September, 2015 - 8:28pm
Last updated 6 September, 2015 - 9:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Even Dankowicz, 6 September, 2015 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

Trichogrammatidae…
Sorry this wasn't what you were expecting, but it's a great image nonetheless. These chalcid wasps are egg parasitoids that attack a wide variety of insects.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 6 September, 2015 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Trichogrammitdae it is
Thanks for the lightning fast reply!
… StevenBren, 6 September, 2015 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

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