Fig wasp on Ficus microcarpa - Pleistodontes froggatti

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Fig wasp on Ficus microcarpa - Pleistodontes froggatti -

Lake Forest, Orange County, California, USA
March 9, 2021

Flightless males within fresh syconium of Ficus microcarpa. The males were active prior to the syconium being split, while females only emerged after exposure to warm sunlight.

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Contributed by James Bailey on 11 March, 2021 - 10:52pm

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