Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Eurytomidae » Eurytominae » Eurytoma » Eurytoma gigantea
Photo#1155240
Parasitoid wasp in a spherical gall in Solidago rugosa - Eurytoma gigantea
Copyright © 2015 Maria Fremlin

Parasitoid wasp in a spherical gall in Solidago rugosa - Eurytoma gigantea
Near Pumpkin Point Road, Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada
September 25, 2015
There were two galls on this stem. The lower one was parasitised, but the top one did not develop. There is a very good photo of a S. rugosa with three galls in one stem.

Images of this individual: tag all
Parasitoid wasp in a spherical gall in Solidago rugosa - Eurytoma gigantea Parasitoid wasp in a spherical gall in Solidago rugosa - Eurytoma gigantea
Contributed by Maria Fremlin on 13 October, 2015 - 9:41pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo