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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Microgastrinae » Cotesia
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wasp - Cotesia
Copyright © 2009 Matt Edmonds

wasp - Cotesia
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
October 6, 2009
Size: 2 to 3 mm
This and others emerged from these cocoons today. Can they be ID'd?

Thanks.

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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 6 October, 2009 - 1:38pm
Last updated 5 April, 2010 - 10:11am

Moved
Moved from parasitic Apocrita.
… Charley Eiseman, 5 April, 2010 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

Cotesia…
Agree with Charley - there is just enough of the wing venation available to confirm the family, and wasps in the genus Cotesia are unique for having a ridged pronotum which can be seen here as well. Good work.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 5 April, 2010 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

Cocoons
are microgastrine braconid cocoons, and I think Cotesia; I'm not good at identifying the wasps themselves, but here's a Cotesia adult for comparison:
… Charley Eiseman, 17 October, 2009 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 16 October, 2009 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

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