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Photo#723661
Small Wasp - Torymus bedeguaris - male

Small Wasp - Torymus bedeguaris - Male
In Westwood - elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
November 14, 2012
Size: Body length 2mm
This wasp emerged from some galls which may be viewed in the following thumbnail:



Perhaps the male counterpart to this female, which also emerged from the galls:


My thanks for any further ID help with these images!

Moved
Regarding this series of images, my torymid contact says: "This is Torymus bedeguaris (L.), a common parasitoid of the mossy rose gall."

Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

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