Posted by Marion Friedrich on 28-07-2024 20:05
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Hi,
is it possible to determine the wasp more precisely on the basis of the images and the information about the host and to assign it to a subfamily?
On June 20th I found a caterpillar from the family Gelechiidae. The genus was determined in the Lepiforum as Helcystogramma, most probably H. lutatella or rufescens. The caterpillar has retreated into a rolled up leaf and pupated.
https://arthropodafotos.de/dbsp.php?lang=deu&sc=1&ta=t_45_lep_0_gel&sci=Helcystogramma&scisp=sp.
On July 9th the 6 mm long wasp shown here hatched from the pupa.
Greetings
Marion
(Saxony, Germany)