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Chalcid Wasp - Astichus
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Chalcid Wasp - Astichus
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
May 16, 2009

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 19 May, 2009 - 10:44pm
Last updated 30 June, 2020 - 12:31am

Moved
Moved from Eulophidae.
… Bob Zuparko, 30 June, 2020 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pteromalids.
… Kevin Hall, 6 April, 2011 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

Chalcidoid-Eulophidae
Fam. Eulophidae
… Emilian Pricop , 5 April, 2011 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

Pteromalid...
After magnification, you can see the well-developed stigma and stigmal vein within the patterned forewing which confirms this wasp as a chalcid. The metallic coloration, sculptured head and armored thorax, and five-segmented tarsi indicate a pteromalid. The bicolored antennae and unusual mottled wing pattern may be helpful in species identification down the road.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/16408
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