Thread subject: Diptera.info :: parasitic wasps, Chalcidoidea.
Posted by Jim Senn on 27-02-2021 20:25
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Photos 15 May 2014, Badem, RLP, Germany. These insects are 2-3mm long. These are parasites of an Apamea species caterpillar that I had hoped to watch metamorph. I have been unable to decide if they are parasitic flies or wasps. There were hundreds of them that emerged from one caterpillar. (I have a second Apamea caterpillar from 2017 that seems to have been parasitized by the same species.)
Edited by Jim Senn on 06-05-2021 13:45
Posted by Jim Senn on 27-02-2021 20:26
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Second photo.
Edited by Jim Senn on 27-02-2021 20:30
Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-02-2021 21:02
#3
Hello,
parasitic wasps, Chalcidoidea.
Posted by Jim Senn on 27-02-2021 21:29
#4
Thanks. I'll start searching for wasps that attack Apamea caterpillars.
Posted by Ectemnius on 27-02-2021 21:36
#5
It looks very much like Encyrtidae, judging by the shape of the head and the strong middle legs...
Posted by Jim Senn on 04-03-2021 15:38
#6
Thanks.