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Species Pleistodontes froggatti

Fig wasp on Ficus microcarpa - Pleistodontes froggatti - male Fig wasp on Ficus microcarpa - Pleistodontes froggatti - male Fig wasp on Ficus microcarpa - Pleistodontes froggatti - male Fig wasp on Ficus microcarpa - Pleistodontes froggatti - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily Chalcidoidea (Chalcidoid Wasps)
Family Agaonidae (Fig wasps)
Subfamily Agaoninae
Genus Pleistodontes
Species froggatti (Pleistodontes froggatti)
Identification
A casual pollinator wasp associated with Indian laurel, Ficus microcarpa, a common street tree in California.
Contributed by James Bailey on 11 March, 2021 - 10:48pm

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