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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Encyrtid Wasps (Encyrtidae) » Encyrtinae » Copidosoma » Copidosoma floridanum
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Wasp ID - Copidosoma floridanum
Copyright © 2010 Scott Justis

Wasp ID - Copidosoma floridanum
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
October 11, 2010
Size: 1.3mm (body)
Found many of these resting on the undersides of morning glory vine leaves.
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 19 October, 2010 - 1:30pm
Last updated 13 January, 2017 - 7:29am

Moved
Moved from Copidosoma.
… Charley Eiseman, 13 January, 2017 - 7:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Scott Justis, 20 October, 2010 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Copidosoma
I asked Dr. Gibson about this one, and he referred it to Dr. Gregory Zolnerowich, who says it is the encyrtid, Copidosoma, and, "based on the color and antenna, likely Copidosoma floridanum. It's a common species that is an egg-larval parasite of plusiine Noctuidae. 1,000+ adults can emerge from a caterpillar, so it's possible there was a recent adult emergence from a host.

That's a super photo."
… Bob Carlson, 20 October, 2010 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I must have seen dozens of them. This one was the lone wasp that stuck around long enough to get a few pics.

Wow!! I just saw some of the interesting images on the Copidosoma page. What a terrible way for a caterpillar to go. One image actually shows the cat appearing as a 'sausage' full of larvae!
… Scott Justis, 20 October, 2010 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

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