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Tiny Wasp - Trichogramma
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Tiny Wasp - Trichogramma
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 11, 2014
Possibly the smallest wasp I've seen, well below 1mm.
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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 26 June, 2014 - 8:47am

J.D.Pinto says, "Impossible to go beyond genus confidently...
"...without genitalic study. Antennal setation and color is consistent with the common T. pretiosum but other species share these general features as well."
… v belov, 26 June, 2014 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
My hat is off
to those who can dissect something that small.
… John Rosenfeld, 26 June, 2014 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John Rosenfeld, 26 June, 2014 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Trichogramma…
Very nice, John. Among the smallest of insects, some less than 0.18mm in length.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 26 June, 2014 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
It just happened to be in a vial
with another insect I captured. If it wasn't moving I never would have noticed it.
… John Rosenfeld, 26 June, 2014 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

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