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Pseudomalus auratus - female
Copyright © 2017 Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)

Pseudomalus auratus - Female
Flatbush, Brooklyn, 1/2 south of Prospect Lake, Kings County, New York, USA
July 8, 2017
Small, metallic wasp with reddish abdomen and green head and thorax. Appeared to be ovipositing on Aphis nerii, oleander aphid, on Asclepias incarnata, swamp/rose milkweed, on my front yard.

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Contributed by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener) on 8 July, 2017 - 7:57pm
Last updated 11 July, 2017 - 6:37am

Moved
Moved from Chrysidinae.
… Villu Soon, 11 July, 2017 - 3:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 8 July, 2017 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Could be eating honeydew
not parasitizing
… John S. Ascher, 8 July, 2017 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
It was so small and hard to make out. It was definitely interested in the aphids.
… Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener), 8 July, 2017 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

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