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Jessica Addams
Parasitic Wasp on Gall -
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
May 24, 2020
Size: ~4mm
This individual was walking over the gall, pointing the end of its abdomen down repeatedly as though stinging or ovipositing.
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Contributed by
Jessica Addams
on 24 May, 2020 - 5:38pm
Last updated 11 July, 2020 - 6:24pm
Moved
Moved from
Chalcid Wasps
.
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Bob Zuparko
, 11 July, 2020 - 6:24pm
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Bob Zuparko
, 26 May, 2020 - 9:19am
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This most certainly ...
... is a parasitoid trying to parasitize an inhabitant of the gall. It is a member of the Chalcidoidea, PROBABLY the family Eupelmidae, but I am not 100% sure of that.
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Bob Zuparko
, 25 May, 2020 - 10:15am
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It is
indeed Eupelmidae.
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Jeong Yoo
, 28 May, 2020 - 7:16am
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Oh my...
Thank you!
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Jessica Addams
, 25 May, 2020 - 11:40am
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