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Photo#159422
Copyright © 2007
Joyce Gross
yellow & green wasp -
Mesopolobus
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near Sky High off Hwy 4, Calaveras County, California, USA
November 26, 2007
Size: 2mm
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Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 2 December, 2007 - 5:26pm
Last updated 9 December, 2020 - 10:26am
Moved
Moved from
Pteromalid Wasps
.
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v belov
, 9 December, 2020 - 10:26am
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Moved
Moved from
parasitic Apocrita
.
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Joyce Gross
, 3 December, 2007 - 12:30pm
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Spectacular, as usual, Joyce!
I like that you included that leaf, but I wish you had zoomed a little closer. I've seen a similar type of wasp, and would like to be able to see what its housing development looks like.
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Arthur Scott Macmillan
, 25 January, 2008 - 6:27pm
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haven't opened the leaf...
There isn't a lot more you can see without "opening" the leaf, which I haven't done because I'm waiting to see if anything else emerges. I have about 8 of these leaves. At first I was going to open a couple of them (look into the space between the top and bottom of the leaf where you can see the damage) but then I decided to wait to see what emerges. I'll open them eventually if nothing more emerges. If I had more leaves I'd open a few... I suspect a moth caused the original leaf damage and the wasp is a parasitoid.
Glad you like the photos. :)
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Joyce Gross
, 26 January, 2008 - 12:28am
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So there you were expecting a moth...?
This is interesting. I hope something else does emerge, and you keep us posted, so we can get a glimpse of the big picture!
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Arthur Scott Macmillan
, 29 January, 2008 - 7:32pm
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yes
A moth or something else must have done the original damage to the leaf. This colorful little wasp is a parasitoid -- so while it was a larva it probably ate the original leaf-damaging critter.
I will post anything else that emerges from the leaves!
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Joyce Gross
, 30 January, 2008 - 12:52am
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Pteromalid Wasp (Chalcidoidea)
Example of a species with bicolored abdomen. Difficult to tell the gender for sure since underside is not visible.
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Richard Vernier
, 2 December, 2007 - 9:33pm
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