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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Chalcidid Wasps (Chalcididae) » Phasgonophorinae » Phasgonophora » Phasgonophora sulcata

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Copyright © 2013 John Lampkin

Wood wasp ? - Phasgonophora sulcata -

Suffern yard, Rockland County, New York, USA
July 6, 2013

This is one of many interesting insects that have visited a Red Oak downed by Superstorm Sandy.
Female, I presume.
Is that her natural texture, or mites, or a parasites eggs?

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Contributed by John Lampkin on 6 July, 2013 - 9:13pm

Moved

Moved from Phasgonophora sulcata.

… John Lampkin, 6 July, 2013 - 9:47pm

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Moved

Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).

… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 July, 2013 - 9:46pm

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Thanks Ken

I see now that you beat me to the move. :-)
At this point I can move my own to save you folks the trouble.
Thanks to Yurika and Ross as well.

… John Lampkin, 6 July, 2013 - 9:50pm

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I'm afraid it's a reflex.

There's no way I can remember who moves their pics and who doesn't, so you'll just have to be faster. :)

… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 July, 2013 - 9:56pm

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Phasgonophora sulcata…

Very nice. This is the natural coarse texture of this chalcid wasp.

See reference here.

… Ross Hill, 6 July, 2013 - 9:39pm

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Thanks Ross

This is just one of many critters to visit the fallen oak that is still putting out green. I make a fresh chainsaw cut from time to time to keep sap exposed, and monitor and photograph the mini-universe three or four times a day. Visitors include Oak Timberworms, two species of , buprestids, carrion beetles, sap-feeding beetles, assorted flies and even a Mourning Cloak butterfly. Perhaps this chalcid was searching out targets to parasitize?

… John Lampkin, 6 July, 2013 - 9:58pm

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Moved for expert attention

Moved from Xiphydriid Wood Wasps.

Doesn't look like a Wood Wasp to me.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 July, 2013 - 9:31pm

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Maybe...

Chalcidinae?

… Yurika Alexander, 6 July, 2013 - 9:25pm

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