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Wasp on Monarch Chrysalis
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Wasp on Monarch Chrysalis
Central Park, New York County, New York, USA
October 15, 2020
Pteromalus cassotis?

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Wasp on Monarch Chrysalis Wasp on Monarch Chrysalis
Contributed by Mike Freeman on 17 October, 2020 - 6:36pm
Last updated 19 October, 2020 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Zuparko, 19 October, 2020 - 9:30am

Well, I certainly believe ...
... it is a member of the Pteromalidae, but can't give you a definite genus or species.
… Bob Zuparko, 18 October, 2020 - 10:12am

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