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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) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasps (Diplazontinae) » Diplazon » Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp (Diplazon laetatorius)
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Diplazon - Diplazon laetatorius
Copyright © 2017 Steve Scholnick

Diplazon - Diplazon laetatorius
Slaughter Beach, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
October 6, 2017
I assume this is Diplazon laetatorius but would appreciate confirmation/correction of the ID. If that ID is correct, there weren't many syrphids around whose larvae could serve as hosts
TIA
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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 15 October, 2017 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Steve Scholnick, 15 October, 2017 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

Yes - a female…
Keep in mind that female parasitoids are not always out seeking hosts - they also require energy in the form of sugars to keep going.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 15 October, 2017 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
this one was exploring a plant with no flowers. Although there were many wasps of various types on the nearby flowers, I didn't find any other wasps in this genus over the course of a week
… Steve Scholnick, 15 October, 2017 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

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