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11Oct2009

Green Chalcid Wasps

DateSunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:39PM

Another type of chalcid wasp, these I think are probably Torymids, possibly Torymus sp. (family Torymidae, order Hymenoptera), but I am not sure of that.  The females use their long ovipositors to lay their eggs on the larvae at the centre of oak galls (see here for a photo).

The males seemed a bit smaller than the females, even allowing for their lack of ovipositor:

Photos taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-10-08.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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