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Parasitic wasps in goldenrod bunch gall - Platygaster - female
Copyright © 2009 Beatriz Moisset

Parasitic wasps in goldenrod bunch gall - Platygaster - Female
Horsham trail. Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 20, 2009
Size: 1.5 mm.
In the lower corner you can see part of the heart of the goldenrod bunch gall. It was full of what appears to be the empty shells of the cocoons.

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 22 October, 2009 - 2:19pm
Last updated 1 January, 2019 - 6:26pm

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