Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Miltogramminae? --> Metopia sp.

Posted by Joerg Schneider on 28-10-2025 19:00
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I just found this in my Digger Wasps/Oxybelus folder from last year. She actually went dowon into the nest! Is it possible to tell the genus? This would be great. Thank you so much for your help, Jörg

11. July 2024, 4-5mm from our garden in Rheinbach near Bonn/Germany, 210m above sea level, huge forest nearby.

Edited by Joerg Schneider on 04-11-2025 18:20

Posted by Joerg Schneider on 28-10-2025 19:00
#2

Different view

Posted by Joerg Schneider on 28-10-2025 19:01
#3

Different view

Posted by Joerg Schneider on 28-10-2025 19:01
#4

Different view

Posted by Zeegers on 29-10-2025 17:38
#5

A female Metopia.


Theo

Posted by Joerg Schneider on 04-11-2025 18:19
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Thank you so much, Theo!