Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ormyrus

Posted by jeremyr on 19-10-2012 20:20
#1

can anyone say what type of wasp this is?

Edited by jeremyr on 31-01-2013 12:13

Posted by tristram on 19-10-2012 21:07
#2

Looks like a female Ormyrus sp (family Ormyridae). See half way down this page at Alain Ramel's Les Insectes site: http://aramel.fre...r-32.shtml. They have an 'embossed' pattern on their abdomen. I find that they are fairly common on the leaves of oak trees at this time of year.

Edited by tristram on 19-10-2012 21:10