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Pleistodontes imperialis
Photo#272589
Copyright © 2009
Peter Bryant
Fig wasp -
Pleistodontes imperialis
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Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 5, 2009
Size: ~2mm bl
Contributed by
Peter Bryant
on 5 May, 2009 - 8:02pm
Last updated 11 January, 2014 - 11:41am
Moved to Pleistodontes imperialis
Moved from
Fig wasps
.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 11 January, 2014 - 11:41am
Pleistodontes imperialis
This is Pleistodontes imperialis Saunders, 1883, an introduced fig wasp associated to Ficus rubiginosa
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Rasplus JY
, 11 January, 2014 - 8:22am
No, but more exciting!
I do believe this is a "fig wasp," the hymenopteran responsible for pollinating fig crops. Neat find!
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Eric R. Eaton
, 5 May, 2009 - 8:20pm