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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Cuckoo Wasps & allies (Chrysidoidea) » Cuckoo Wasps (Chrysididae) » Chrysidinae » Chrysidini » Caenochrysis
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Very small lime green wasp - Caenochrysis
Copyright © 2018 Nick Wiser

Very small lime green wasp - Caenochrysis
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
August 31, 2018
Size: I wanna say ~3mm
I found this wasp on a leaf at the park. When I took the pictures, I didn't even know it was a wasp. It was small enough that I couldn't make out its features, and just thought it was a gnat. I know gall wasps and chalcid wasps are small, but don't know if this is one of them.

With any luck, the tiny amount of wing venation that is visible will help.

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Contributed by Nick Wiser on 2 September, 2018 - 10:23am
Last updated 16 October, 2018 - 1:54pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysidinae.
… Villu Soon, 16 October, 2018 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 17 September, 2018 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

The wing venation ...
... indicates this is a member of the Chrysididae (parasitoids of bees).
… Bob Zuparko, 2 September, 2018 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

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