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Opiinae or Alysiinae (Paul Marsh det.)

Prey Braconid parasitoid of Phytomyza aquilegivora Braconid on Baccharis halimifolia - female Alysiinae? Braconidae? braconid - female Alysiinae or Opiinae wasp
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)
Family Braconidae (Braconid Wasps)
No Taxon Opiinae or Alysiinae (Paul Marsh det.)
Life Cycle
Parasitoids of flies (Diptera). Adult wasps chew their way out of fly puparia.