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Braconid Wasp

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny wasp with a dark body, light legs, and very long, dark antennae. Beautiful transparent wings with rainbow iridescence. Family Braconidae.

Habitat:

Suburban backyard garden.

Notes:

Still working on narrowing down to a Subfamily and/or Genus. Any help is welcome! Thanks BugEric for your assistance.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John La Salle
I'm not a braconid person, but you could try Microgastrinae as a subfamily.

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New England Arthropods

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PublishedMay 16, 2013

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