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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Pteromalid Wasps (Pteromalidae)
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Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary Cat. to Wasp
Copyright © 2016 Owen Davids

Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary Cat. to Wasp
The Reserve at Lost Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
April 16, 2016

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Contributed by Owen Davids on 20 April, 2016 - 3:56pm
Last updated 9 September, 2016 - 7:10pm

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.
… Charley Eiseman, 9 September, 2016 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 2 May, 2016 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 2 May, 2016 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Pteromalus…
Wow, that's a lot of wasps! There are several species of pteromalid that parasitize this particular host, all in this genus.

The emerged wasps are probably pupal parasitoids, meaning that the female waited until the chrysalis formed before actually depositing her eggs. Suspect that, based on the white objects you mentioned finding on the pupa. There should be emergence holes in this pupa as well, if this is indeed the case. Nice work, Joe, to harvest these.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 20 April, 2016 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you for your help with the wasp ID! I will suspect the female waited until the chrysalis formed before laying the eggs, because to your point, there are two holes on the side of the chrysalis after they emerged which weren't there before they emerged.
… Owen Davids, 20 April, 2016 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

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