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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Microgastrinae
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Small parasitoid wasp?
Copyright © 2017 Tim Turner

Small parasitoid wasp?
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
July 25, 2016
This small wasp was observed near a mass of early instar larvae Euchaetes egle - Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars on the underside of a Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed leaf. Could it be a parasitoid of that species? My camera could not get a better image of this little wasp, and I understand it is likely not good enough for ID and may be frassed for that reason, but I am curious as to what might parasitize this species of moth.

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Small parasitoid wasp? Small parasitoid wasp? - Euchaetes egle
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Contributed by Tim Turner on 5 February, 2017 - 7:47pm
Last updated 2 October, 2017 - 12:39pm

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… Charley Eiseman, 1 October, 2017 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 6 February, 2017 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Parasitoids…
There are quite a few ichneumons and several braconids that are known to attack this particular species. There are also a few chalcids, but this is not one of them. There are, however, suggestions of Microgastrinae in this image.
… Ross Hill, 5 February, 2017 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Possibly Microgastrinae
Thank you for the lead, Ross. I'll look into Braconids and especially Microgastinae.
… Tim Turner, 6 February, 2017 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

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